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The Funk Key.

A waiter's friend built for natural wine: it opens the crown cap on a pét-nat and the cork on everything else.

Made in small batches; production starts once enough people join.
Concept renderConcept render of the Funk Key: a folding waiter's friend with a lime handle, a wax-seal logo, a Funk Score dial etched on the handle, a two-step lever, a coated worm and a crown-cap opener.F
Lime (2026)Blood orange (2027)
What it does
  • Crown-cap openerPét-nat and a lot of natural sparkling close with a beer-style crown cap. The notch in the lever lifts it cleanly.
  • Two-step leverTwo hinged steps pull a long, soft cork straight up instead of snapping it.
  • Coated wormA non-stick coated spiral that bites old or crumbly corks without shredding them.
  • Wax-seal logoThe isitfunky seal, pressed into the handle like the wax on a bottle neck.
  • Funk Score dialThe 0–100 Funk Score scale, etched along the handle.
  • A colour a yearLime for 2026, blood orange for 2027. Each year's colour is made once.
  • A QR card in the boxIt opens Funk Scouts: help us map the places that pour this kind of wine.
Planned price
The Funk Key
US$110 planned price
Gift set: the key, a pét-nat stopper and a leather sleeve
US$145 planned price

Not on sale. These are the prices we plan to charge when pre-orders open; they may change before then, and we'll say so.

It's an object. No wine or other alcohol is included, sold or given away with it.

Shipping

International version ships without a foil blade (airline and country rules). The blade version ships only where it's allowed.

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