By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Dec 21, 2016 at 3:30 PM

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I am not really wine drinker (don’t tell my Italian family or Bobby Tanzilo) and I certainly don’t have "everything," but I do like bowling and quirky appliances. That said, when I received this electric wine opener in the shape of a bowling pin, I was instantly smitten – and suddenly inspired to pick up a bottle or five of wine.

The bowling pin, made by WineOvation, comes with a charger than’s guaranteed to open 35 bottles of wine after charging for six-to-eight hours. I will report back on this.

I did a quick Amazon search, and this item, if purchased today, could make it via Amazon Prime by Friday. (As of the time of this post, of course.) So, if you're looking for a last minute gift for that wine drinker who has everything or that bowler who's a total wino, it's available.

To bastardize a line from "The Great Lebowski," this would really tie the bar together.


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.