With a single sweep of the arm, the cork lifts clean from the bottle—no wrestling or ceremony, just the satisfying precision of brilliant engineering paired with a French appreciation for fine wine.
This ingenious design was first patented in Paris in 1890 by Jacques Pérille, an inventor celebrated for elevating everyday tools through mechanical grace. Though this later model carries the simplified name Lesto, it clearly embodies the spirit—and the genius—of the original Le Presto.
