2006-08-21 18:10:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Savored is not what i mean. i am talking about when you take a blade and cut the top off. i think its wine that you do that too
2006-08-21 18:21:15 · update #1
Savored a bottle of wine. And, yes I have many a time.
2006-08-21 18:14:31 · answer #1 · answered by Emma 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes -- I have done ot 20-30 times.
The act is known as 'sabrage', and involve using a sabre (French cavalry sword) to open a Champagne bottle.
In fact it is very easy to do and a sword is not necessary. You can use a bread knife, a butter knife, or even the foot of a wine glass.
What you do is remove the foil on the neck of the Champagne, and loosen the wire cage.
Then hold the bottle at an angle in one hand. The seam where the two parts of the bottle glass join should be uppermost.
The with the other hand just slide your straight edge with a smooth motion along the seam and when it strikes the rim, the top of the bottle (with the cork) will separate, and the pressure in the bottle will shoot it 20-40 feet away (so you need a safe space).
Have some glasses ready to pour the fizz into.
2006-08-23 17:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by Pontac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The concept about which you ask does indeed exist. The tool one uses is known in the U.S. as a saber, one of three sword types used primarily for fencing (epee and foil being the other two). In France, the sword is known as a sabre.
The sabre has been used to open champagne bottles; most people consider the act ceremonial. The process is called sabrage, and involves the saber sliding up the champagne bottle towards the neck. The force of the blade removes the lip of the bottle and the cork in one motion.
The Confrérie du Sabre d'Or is an organization dedicated to celebrating and maintaining the art of sabrage.
2006-08-22 11:49:51 · answer #3 · answered by NYC_explorer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've witnesses it. Stupid rich drunk guys in an entire fancy restaurant , 200 guests on a Saturday night. His friend, the owner, cuts the top off a huuuge Methuselah, equal to, like, 24regular bottles of Crystal - a bottle almost four feet tall. The band stops, the drum rolls and his buddy is so drunk it takes four tries; third try spinning himself around almost throwing the sword. Fourth time he cut sthe top off 1/3 of the way down spraying Champagne and glass over the shocked guests..
Drunk Birthday boy picks up the giant bottle the wrong way and cuts his hand badly. He comes back from the emergency room an hour later with 23 stitches and a big ol' bandage! . Happy Birthday, big boy!
True.
2006-08-22 02:07:37 · answer #4 · answered by Freesumpin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not good etiquette to cut the top off a wine bottle - it is something reserved for bad Hollywood movies.
2006-08-22 01:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Champagne, is sometimes opened by sword. Saber is not a French word, so I doubt that phrase is correct. However, I've seen it done and it is impressive, but I would leave it to the professionals. Unless you have an unlimited supply of champagne and the fortitude to withstand the loss.
2006-08-22 01:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't generally saber a glass of wine. I might savor it.
2006-08-22 01:16:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u mean savored? that means to enjoy the taste, smell, etc of the wine. not just drinking wine to get drunk
2006-08-22 01:15:51 · answer #8 · answered by bigmahi22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never seen it done with a wine bottle but I have with a beer.
2006-08-22 05:31:17 · answer #9 · answered by Greg B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sword has to be slid quickly down the seam of the bottle to the neck.
2006-08-22 06:02:26 · answer #10 · answered by tichur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋