2 types of electric wine opener – battery operated and rechargeable models:

• Battery operated wine bottle opener simply use normal battery like other household gadgets. Batteries are easy to get, no excessive charging required. Alkaline batteries are recommended for optimized power in the electric wine opener which last for longer time.
• Rechargeable wine opener uses A/C adapter before and most models now use an USB cable for charging. USB charging is safe and can save some space in the packaging box and shipping. Rechargeable electric wine opener is convenient but the battery inside defines the longevity of the gadget. Long time charging or no. of times that the battery can recharge might bring additional limitation to the gadget. In case battery is built-in, user is not easy to change the battery himself.

Electronic wine openers usually come in set, most with a foil cutter, some with a wine pourer and wine stopper. Some luxury automatic wine opener set also provide a base to hold all accessories. The base can organize the accessories and some also serve as charging base. Which depends on the design of the electric wine opener set. Also, most comes with a blue or red LED light will lights up when charging and when the opener is operating. With a charging base and the cable is connected to power source, when the electronic wine opener is put back to the base stand, it automatically recharges. For commercial use such as bar and restaurant, it serves wine more frequently.

Price point is another concern, battery operated wine bottle opener is usually with lower price level as battery is excluded which save some cost in item itself, smaller packing box, less weight in international shipping and fulfilment. Some people do not like charging the battery excessively. To certain extend, battery operated corkscrew is one of the best seller models in the category of bottle openers. USB rechargeable cordless wine opener is at higher price level, especially lithium battery bears higher cost, plus shipping and fulfilment cost. Item with battery has more limitation but nevertheless it is convenient as USB charging is now unavoidable.