Comments on: HOWTO: open a champagne bottle http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 23 May 2013 03:16:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Daniel Jess http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-332829 Daniel Jess Sat, 25 Dec 2010 06:32:51 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/12/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-332829 Great article, but you always twist the BOTTLE not the cork.

Well known rule, have a read around, you’ll find this is the standard now.

Regards

Daniel.

]]> By: Champagne fact & fiction | Dr Vino's wine blog http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-332224 Champagne fact & fiction | Dr Vino's wine blog Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:20:15 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/12/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-332224 [...] What’s the best way to open Champagne? Well, the best way bar none is to be like the Japanese bottle slinger. Next best, try to go for the world sabering record in one minute. But if you really want to open a bottle like a pro, see our How to: open a Champagne bottle. [...]

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-668 Dr. Vino Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:03:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/12/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-668 Marisa –

Hilarious!

]]> By: marisa http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-669 marisa Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:32:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/12/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-669 My fella managed to completely screw up my new year by opening a bottle of champagne like a Neanderthal, thusly spraying me squarely in the face right on the strike of twelve. Mascara and champagne combination really stings your eyes like crazy by the way.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-670 Anonymous Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:35:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/12/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-670 Hi!

Happy new year, I hope you had lot’s of great bottles to open! Mine included Veuve Cliquet vintage Rose from 99 and a bottle of Lanson Black. :-) Yummy!

Just a small correction: you don’t actually turn the cork, but the bottle by holding it from its base.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-671 Dr. Vino Wed, 27 Dec 2006 20:12:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/12/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-671 Paul,

Ha!

Edward,

That’s a, um, twist, that I also endorse!

Sonadora,

Glad you made it out of that one unscathed! It was Andre after all…

]]> By: Sonadora http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-672 Sonadora Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:56:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/12/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-672 Thanks for the laugh this morning. Your post reminded me of a “champagne” event I will never forget. Back in college when Andre (shudder) was the bubbly of choice for formal events, my now husband and I were sitting in the bus waiting to leave for the dance. Seeing as how I had been the purchaser of the um, I don’t even want to dignify it by calling it sparkling wine, Andre, I had gotten a slightly better bottle of actual sparkling wine for us. My husband, trying to be impressive, as this was only our second formal event, opened our bottle with a little too much gusto, and shot the cork all the way to front of the bus, smacking the poor driver in the back of the head!

He has since learned better methods, but thinking about that poor driver still makes me chuckle.

]]> By: Edward http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-673 Edward Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:35:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/12/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-673 Richie Benaud, one of Australia’s former cricket captains, and a keen drinker of Champagne, always recommends holding the cork and twisting the bottle – I’d have to agree.

]]> By: Paul Sharp http://www.drvino.com/2006/12/27/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-674 Paul Sharp Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:52:00 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/12/howto-open-champagne-bottle/#comment-674 Method 1 works even better if you don’t chill the bottle, yell randomly throughout the process of opening.
Upon “successfully” opening, take a swig directly from the bottle if there’s any left in it! Insist your guests do the same.

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