A champagne stopper in stainless steel with silicone elements, standing 5.4 cm tall on a 3.9 by 3.7 cm base. Sparkling wine loses pressure faster than still wine, so a stopper that clamps onto the bottle lip is the only way to keep a bottle drinkable the next day, and the silicone is what forms the seal.

Steel gives the clamp the strength to hold against internal pressure without deforming, and the compact form means it lives in a drawer or a bar caddy without taking space. It is a single-purpose tool that does its job properly, which is why it is a standard part of wine gift ranges.

At this price it is a low-cost, high-relevance item for drinks businesses: champagne and sparkling wine producers, importers and distributors giving it to on-trade customers, restaurants and hotels using it as a customer gift, and event organisers adding it to a wine set. Companies also use it as an inexpensive year-end gift where the audience entertains at home.

The flat top face takes an engraved or printed logo, and it is packed in a giftbox or polybag. MerchRepublic brands, packs and ships in bulk across the EU.