Pinot Noir, Grenache, Sauvignon, Chardonnay. A garden in the city or out on the farm. A French or English garden. A secret garden. A garden to seek refuge. For the new Vine to Garden collection, L’Atelier du Vin has drawn inspiration from the Champagne region and the most elegant gardens in France. A morning among the vines. An afternoon in the garden. Clear blue skies, the alluring scent of flowers in bloom, a nightingale’s song, a wrought-iron table. A bright white tablecloth to enhance the effect of sparkling crystal. When poised next to a bouquet of freshly picked roses or peonies, the L’Atelier du Vin x FELCO tool pouch elegantly displays essential tools of both wine and garden.

The Bilame, the reference corkscrew since 1949

The ”Bilame”, twin blade corkscrew, extracts and leaves the cork intacts, even those whiwh are old and fragile. The cork is not pierced, and thus does not crumble. As the legend goes, the Bilame was the favourite tool of waiters in French ”bistrots”. Thanks to it, they could take a few sips from bottles and then replace corks without anyone noticing.

How to use it?

1. Slide the two blades down either side of the cork, starting with the longer one. 2. Press down, while moving the bottle opener back and forth, to insert each blade as far as possible. 3. Pull and rotate the handle to extract the cork from the neck.

The FELCO 2, the reference pruning shear since 1948

In 1948, FELCO launched a pruning shear that would change the landscape of pruning tools forever. The iconic design of the FELCO 2 makes it an ideal tool for all pruning tasks, for both professional and private users. Since then, it has embodied the know-how, quality and precision of the Swiss company. Swissmade, reliable and durable, these pruning hears are handed down from generation to generation.

How to use it? – FELCO 903 Sharpener

1. Sharpen your blade with the flat face of the FELCO 903, using light circular movements. 2. Remove the burr from the back of the blade and sharpen it, to allow perfect crossing of the cutting head.

The Tool Pouch

The finest gems of craftsmanship united in a single pouch. Whether hanging from your belt, left on a table or a stone bench, or dangling from a vine, the L’Atelier du Vin x FELCO tool pouch from the Vine to Garden collection is the perfect housing for the most iconic tools of these two illustrious brands. Widely renowned by connoisseurs, the Bilame corkscrew opens the most precious bottles without piercing the cork – no matter how old it is. The bottle opener at the top is ideal for quenching your thirst with flavored sparkling water while pruning vines or gardening. Presented here in a pure zamak version, the Bilame is paired with a gardening must-have: the FELCO 2 pruning shears from the eponymous Swiss brand. Acclaimed by the most seasoned winegrowers and gardeners across the globe, the FELCO 2 boasts unmatched cutting performance. Created in the 1940s – just like the Bilame – the all-aluminum pruning shears are made to withstand both the elements and the passage of time alike. The FELCO 903 diamond sharpening stone is the perfect finishing touch. The discreet pocket on the back offers ample space for essential gardening accessories like gloves, a spool of raffia and sunscreen.

Leather as strong as acacia and as delicate as a rose petal. The L’Atelier du Vin x FELCO tool pouch was crafted for enthusiasts and lovers of fine objects, made from long-lasting vegetable tanned full-grain leather of the finest quality fatto a mano in Italia. Its natural and timeless vine-inspired color serves only to enhance the steel wine and gardening tools, as well as the golden gleam of the metal eyelets that adorn the leather fasteners. A stroll across the garden and across time. With an air of refinement and elegance, the Vine to Garden collection was made to accompany enthusiasts of the French art de vivre on all their poetic and artistic strolls. Designed by stylist Margherita Matticari and the L’Atelier du Vin studio, the Vine to Garden collection is the promise of a “châteaux life” that ages like a fine vintage.

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Meanwhile, the lever corkscrew – L’Atelier du Vin’s other iconic tool – has been galvanized with Cobalto blue leather, in a move that will delight purists and fun lovers alike, showcasing rivets painted a matte black.

Les Bons Amis go hand-in-hand, combining functionality with aesthetic design. The Bilame is perfectly suited to older bottles, while the lever corkscrew can handle all the rest.

Presented in a high-quality cardboard gift box, in a nod to the unrefined materials making up both corkscrews, the Les Bons Amis set is the perfect gift for a friend who enjoys French art de vivre and fine wine. We didn’t call it “Les Bons Amis” – “good friends” in French – for nothing.

My idea was to marry unrefined and noble materials.

– Margherita, Leather designer for L’Atelier du Vin.

Les Bons Amis, an Iconic and Stylish Corkscrew Duo

When the magic of the Bilame meets the conviviality of the winged corkscrew… The perfect opportunity for good friends to come together and enjoy good wine! These iconic L’Atelier du Vin bottle openers, with perfectly complementary opening mechanisms, are easy to carry around in their fresh and on-trend ginger red and cobalt blue genuine leather, custom-made cases. Les Bons Amis is the perfect gift for any wine lover with a zest for life!

The French Art of Living Wine

Les Bons Amis is the story of two L’Atelier du Vin emblematic corkscrews with a shared passion: discovering and enjoying the best that vineyards and winemakers have to offer each year.

A picnic with friends, a tasting session at a winery, a family meal, an oenological trip… The ingenious Bilame and popular winged corkscrew complement each other perfectly to ensure you never miss out on an opportunity to cultivate the art of living wine.

The Bilame and Winged Corkscrew Go Hand in Hand!

Les Bons Amis combines form and function and is always on hand for a fine wine tasting session. The 2 complementary opening mechanisms ensure that the cork is successfully extracted in any circumstances, whatever the bottle!

The Bilame, a Sommelier and Cellarman’s Secret Weapon

The Bilame corkscrew can extract the most fragile corks without piercing them, which is ideal for carefully opening and recorking old bottles. Its use requires a certain oenological savoir-faire and is sure to impress onlooking neophytes.

The Winged Corkscrew, an Icon of Popular Culture

The winged corkscrew, otherwise known as Le Charles de Gaulle in France, is an icon of popular culture and a must-have at any family gathering when sharing a nice bottle of red, white or rosé wine. It also includes a bottle opener for amateurs of craft beer. It is easy to use and reliable.

2 Fresh and Stylish Genuine Leather Cases

To give these classic corkscrews a little extra zing and colour, Margherita, a designer at L’Atelier du Vin, decided to dress them in red and blue genuine leather. The combination of high-quality materials and bright colours creates a contemporary and on-trend look.

Ginger Red and Cobalt Blue, a Vibrant Combination

The Bilame corkscrew, made out of raw zamak, is wrapped in ginger red leather, leaving the top part visible, thus retaining the simplicity of the design. Equipped with a genuine leather cord, the Les Bons Amis Bilame corkscrew can be worn around the neck or wrist for any occasion, such as a spur-of-the-moment picnic or an evening with friends.

Meanwhile, the winged corkscrew, an iconic L’Atelier du Vin tool, is enveloped in a cobalt blue leather belt, which will delight purist and adventurous wine lovers alike. Watch as this famous Charles de Gaulle bottle opener, with its matte black painted rivets, raises its two arms into the sky and announces a new tasting session!

I wanted to highlight their similarities and complementarities. So I played with the color of the edges, opting for red leather with a blue edge for one, and blue leather with a red edge for the other.

– Margherita, Leather designer for L’Atelier du Vin.

The Perfect Gift Idea for Wine Lovers

Les Bons Amis makes the perfect gift for parties, birthdays and any occasion to celebrate with good company.

The L’Atelier du Vin signature corkscrews are presented in a beautiful high-quality card box, in a nod to the unrefined materials used for both corkscrews, and will delight your family, friends and anyone who enjoys the French art de vivre and fine wine!

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They bring a certain flow, confidence and grace to the wine experience.

The six decorative pieces are presented in a lined case crafted from responsible calfskin tanned in Italy. The outer leather is supple and sensual, while the inner is engineered to resist wine stains.

Lastly, a hidden, hand-sewn pocket can tuck away business cards, wine labels or thank you notes.

For Les Bijoux, I designed a case that’s minimalist and sleek on the outside to house precious pieces within.

– Margherita, Leather designer for L’Atelier du Vin.

Les Bijoux, Precious Jewels for Beautiful Bottles

L’Atelier du Vin’s Les Bijoux set, or “Jewels” in English, adds an elegant finishing touch to wine tasting sessions. Fitted to the ring or top of the bottle, these radiant accessories enhance the oenological experience, ensuring that the sommelier’s motions are smooth, confident and graceful.

The set is made up of 6 prestigious wine tools, designed to perfect the serving process and prolong the tasting experience, carefully arranged in a genuine leather pouch. Each of the 3 bottle stoppers and 3 wine drip rings, in matte pink, silver and gold, are as practical as they are elegant, and will showcase your finest bottles of wine.

This collection of luxury wine accessories, with its 3 exquisite hues and timeless designs, complements all wine colours, bottles shapes and label styles, from great historical grand crus to promising young vintages.

3 Elegant Wine Drip Rings

Inspired by the creations of bespoke jewellers, these pink, silver or gold metal adjustable drip rings were designed to enhance the wine bottle’s neck. But that’s not all. The absorbent felt layer on the inside discretely soaks up any drops of wine to ensure a perfect, drip-free pouring process.

3 Bottle Stoppers to Honour Each Tasting Experience

In the place of the cork, each bottle stopper crowns the glass bottle. With refined and ergonomic curves, these three jewel stoppers provide an optimal grip using the thumb and index finger. You can thus continue to enjoy an open bottle of wine, while uncorking and recorking it with great ease.

The stoppers are also made out of ideally weighted alloy, reflecting their value and quality. Their food-grade silicone rings adapt to all neck diameters to ensure an airtight seal. The wine is honoured as it should be and preserved to the very last drop.

A Responsible and Genuine Leather Case, Hand-Tanned in Italy

These six wine jewels are arranged in a double calf leather pouch, made from responsible leather tanned in Italy. Each leather case is a unique piece, handmade by highly skilled craftsmen, selected by our design studio.

The case’s outer leather is supple, raw and sensual, whereas the inner leather is smooth and technical to avoid wine stains. Enthusiasts can also insert business cards, wine labels or little thank you notes in the hidden hand-sewn pocket.

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True to the aesthetic of our Nomad Collection, the Oeno Motion Gold – Nomad case houses L’Atelier du Vin’s emblematic corkscrew, here in a honeyed gold edition. Its natural black leather handle gives it a soft finish and a comfortable grip for opening bottles. Tasteful down to the smallest detail, a leather spiral protector gives the finishing touch to the Oeno Motion Gold’s unparalleled flair. This elegant piece, perfect as a gift or as part of your own collection, adds a dash of unexpected style to very special occasions.

Oeno Motion Gold Nomad, Chic and Nomadic

Black on black is the epitome of timeless elegance. The case’s exterior chic soft matte black leather, designed to protect the corkscrew, perfectly complements the technical black interior leather, to prevent wine stains. The Nomad collection’s authentic and responsible natural leathers are all hand-tanned in Italy. Hidden within the wine tool case lies a chic and easy-to-carry corkscrew.

A Tireless Opening Mechanism to Explore the World’s Vineyards

With its foolproof mechanism, the Oeno Motion Gold Nomad lever corkscrew is the ideal wine accessory for cellarmen, oenologists and catering professionals who need a stainless steel tool to uncork lots of wine bottles without any drips.

This exceptional corkscrew would also make a beautiful gift for wine connoisseurs who cultivate the art of the table, lovers of beautiful things, and chic nomads who can carry it everywhere for impromptu tasting sessions wherever they may be.

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« I wanted a visual surprise when opening each kit. The challenge for me was to imagine a beautiful, practical object to highlight the quality of L’Atelier du Vin’s tools. In a way, to marry the elegance of something hand-made with functional minimalism. L’Atelier du Vin’s kits are esthetic and useful objects but also ethical and timeless. Beauty spans the ages, and these kits bear witness to that. »

Margherita Matticari,
Artistic Direction – Nomad Collection for L’Atelier du Vin.

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UNIQUE PIECES, HANDMADE SPIRIT

The outside of each case is made of unworked fawn leather, a raw color that develops a patina with time and peregrinations. The inside of each case is made of resistant and colored technical leather.

ELEGANTLY SIMPLE, SIMPLY ELEGANT

Each wine lover is unique, so is each L’Atelier du Vin toolkit… just like its next owner.

« I wanted a visual surprise when opening each kit. The challenge for me was to imagine a beautiful, practical object to highlight the quality of L’Atelier du Vin’s tools. In a way, to marry the elegance of something hand-made with functional minimalism. L’Atelier du Vin’s kits are esthetic and useful objects but also ethical and timeless. Beauty spans the ages, and these kits bear witness to that. »

Margherita Matticari,
Artistic Direction – Nomad Collection for L’Atelier du Vin.

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UNIQUE PIECES, HANDMADE SPIRIT

The outside of each case is made of unworked fawn leather, a raw color that develops a patina with time and peregrinations. The inside of each case is made of resistant and colored technical leather.

« I wanted a visual surprise when opening each kit. The challenge for me was to imagine a beautiful, practical object to highlight the quality of L’Atelier du Vin’s tools. In a way, to marry the elegance of something hand-made with functional minimalism. L’Atelier du Vin’s kits are esthetic and useful objects but also ethical and timeless. Beauty spans the ages, and these kits bear witness to that. »

Margherita Matticari,
Artistic Direction – Nomad Collection for L’Atelier du Vin.

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UNIQUE PIECES, HANDMADE SPIRIT

The outside of each case is made of unworked fawn leather, a raw color that develops a patina with time and peregrinations. The inside of each case is made of resistant and colored technical leather.

ELEGANTLY SIMPLE, SIMPLY ELEGANT

Each wine lover is unique, so is each L’Atelier du Vin toolkit… just like its next owner.

« I wanted a visual surprise when opening each kit. The challenge for me was to imagine a beautiful, practical object to highlight the quality of L’Atelier du Vin’s tools. In a way, to marry the elegance of something hand-made with functional minimalism. L’Atelier du Vin’s kits are esthetic and useful objects but also ethical and timeless. Beauty spans the ages, and these kits bear witness to that. »

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