Peter Liem found this gem of a video (54 secs). Funny, this is the EXACT SAME way that I open my 1996 Cristal! What a coinkydink! Valentine’s Day grandstanders can really impress with this method of opening–and have two bottles open to boot.
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On February 8th, 2008 at 9:37 am ,AL wrote:
Speechless. (well… typeless)
On February 8th, 2008 at 9:57 am ,Steve wrote:
それはすごい！
On February 8th, 2008 at 10:09 am ,M. H. wrote:
ほんとに…?
On February 8th, 2008 at 12:05 pm ,chang wrote:
holy cow
On February 8th, 2008 at 12:08 pm ,Richard Smith wrote:
I guess you might call him a corkslinger? What is it with party tricks that leads people to spend years practicing and developing skills that, let’s face it, are generally pretty useless? Oooh, I just had an idea. I wonder if I could do the same thing with a golf ball and a driver……Great Blog by the way.
On February 8th, 2008 at 3:25 pm ,nick wrote:
I tried to practice this, but after the third bottle opened, I was waaaaay to drunk!
On February 8th, 2008 at 9:31 pm ,Dale Cruse wrote:
Let’s see him do with still wine!
On February 9th, 2008 at 8:22 pm ,Steve wrote:
Someone has to get this guy on Letterman.
On February 10th, 2008 at 1:34 pm ,Benjamin Saltzman wrote:
Move out of the way Gary V! You now have some competition.
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On February 11th, 2008 at 1:53 pm ,Gregg wrote:
That blows!
On December 31st, 2008 at 5:19 am ,Bargain bubbly - champagne and otherwise | Dr Vino's wine blog wrote:
[...] sidebar). Thanks for visiting![Before launching into this post, be sure to get a laugh with this spectacular, poppin' Champagne video from Japan, posted here earlier this [...]
On April 20th, 2009 at 9:38 am ,Corks, NY tax, fraud, Bordeaux 2008 - sipped and spit | Dr Vino's wine blog wrote:
[...] First time here? Check out the “site highlights,” send in a question, subscribe to the latest posts by RSS, daily email, or free monthly updates by email (right sidebar). Thanks for visiting!SPIT: corks in Champagne! Champagne house Duval-Leroy has announced that they will be replacing the cork with a “revolutionary” metal cap. Full details will be announced next month. The BBC reports that it “still produce the familiar “pop” and spray beloved of generations of racing drivers on the winner’s podium.” But how will this affect the Japanese corkslinger? [...]