I am now on my 3rd Cuisinart wine opener in less than a year.  I have multiple Cuisinart appliances, including a gas grill, and expected their wine opener to be just as reliable.  At 73 years old, my hands don't work as well as they used to, so an electric wine opener has been a relief, but the charging base on my first one quit working after 3 months, then the opener wouldn't discharge the cork on the second one.  Cuisinart has been great about replacing the defective openers, but it's all kind of a hassle.