Who said wine isn’t a contact sport? In an attempt to break a world record, Harry Constantinescu, sommelier at the St. Regis Hotel in Atlanta, had a crack and a zing at sabering 22 bottles of Champagne in 60 seconds last Friday.
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On September 20th, 2010 at 12:04 pm ,Anatoli Levine wrote:
Very impressive. I guess this is when we say “don’t try this at home”. I hope at least they did drink that champagne after all.
On September 20th, 2010 at 12:32 pm ,jamie wrote:
Good attempt, but from what I understand all the foil has to be left on the bottle for the official record. Verve…..why not use Dom
On September 20th, 2010 at 1:16 pm ,castello wrote:
I love it. I’ve been doing this for a couple years at home and it is easy and dramatic. What was the old record?
On September 20th, 2010 at 1:23 pm ,Mike wrote:
So glad to see he didn’t waste any good champagne.
On September 20th, 2010 at 1:27 pm ,Carole wurster wrote:
Tyler, in 3-5 years, will there be restaurant sommeliers? Yes, restaurant beverage consultants to design ( and update) restaurant wine lists, but sommeliers? And will culture (American vs International) dictate the choice of human or electronic device?
On September 20th, 2010 at 10:01 pm ,Dale Cruse wrote:
I hereby formally challenge Harry to a Champagne saber-off! http://drinksareonme.net/post/1159071911/harry-constantinescu-is-a-slow-ass-punk
On September 21st, 2010 at 8:14 am ,Mary wrote:
Seems awesome! do you know the name of the sommelier?
On September 21st, 2010 at 8:37 am ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Castello – I think the old record was 22 and he fell a few shy.
Carole – Is this something that has been on your mind? I imagine that there will always be a need for a wine director at restaurants that seek a progressive wine program. Wine is very profitable for restaurants.
Dale – funny, them’s fightin’ words!
Mary – Harry Constantinescu
On September 21st, 2010 at 11:54 am ,Cybercellar wrote:
Hope they drank the Champagne!
Regards
Jen@cybercellar
On September 22nd, 2010 at 5:43 pm ,Jean-Luc wrote:
As far as I know, I don’t think it is possible to saber a bottle of Champagne with the foil left on.
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