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October 11, 2007 - 9:00 pm
 

Nothing against Champagne -- as bubbly alcoholic beverages go, it's one of our top three -- but, frankly, cracking open a bottle has always given us the willies.

Seriously, what could be more embarrassing than putting somebody's eye out with a Champagne cork whizzing by at Mach 3?

Fortunately, Williams-Sonoma has made opening a bottle of bubbly an anxiety-free affair with the Champagne Cork Catcher. Just position the gizmo on top of the bottle, twist and the cork is both removed and caught.

It's made from a zinc alloy and sports a black nickel-plated finish. Buy it online (www.williams-sonoma.com) and you can have it monogrammed for holiday gift-giving. Otherwise, it retails for $40 at Williams-Sonoma, which has stores at 1001 S. Rampart Blvd. in Las Vegas and 2255 Village Walk Drive in Henderson, as well as an outlet store in Primm.

Story by John Przybys. What's New is a weekly column about new products on the market.

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