I cannot seem to get this corker to work correctly, that's the bottom line. The bottle holder isn't correct for the champagne bottles Midwest sells. The final position of the compressed cork isn't aligned with the bottle and as such will cause the cork to crack during insertion. I have tried now for over a year utilizing this corker with much studying and research between times, even contacting Midwest about it. I have read some good reviews on this corker and for the life of me cannot understand how someone can give this item a good review??? If someone cannot convince me I am doing something wrong in the useage of this corkeer, my final review is Midwest should refund everyones money who bought one of these and discontinue carrying this model. Over the past several years I have bought supplies exclusively from Midwest with great results, until this item. Perhaps it is time to look to a different supplier?