Why does a bottle of sparkling wine keep its bubbles after opening if you place a teaspoon handle in the top of the bottle?
2007-01-16 10:20:24 · 6 answers · asked by mareahannah 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
This is an old wives tale -- and to be correct the spoon must be made of silver.
The fact is that the the spoon makes absolutely no difference.
You say sparkling wine, but it is important to understand that the story refers to Champagne -- i.e the wine from Champagne France, but in fact any wine made by the Champagne method works the same (but not other sparkling wines by other methods such as injecting carbon dioxide).
If you put the bottle of Champagne upright in the fridge door the rising bubbles create a layer of carbon dioxide on the surface of the wine that seals the bottle and thus the bubbles are preserved -- whether or not there is a silver (or plastic) spoon in the neck.
But to get even better bubbles, use a purpose made fizz preserver.
And if you regularly have unfinished Champagne may I suggest buying half bottles? They are great when you want just 3 glasses (1.5 each)
2007-01-16 22:48:36 · answer #1 · answered by Pontac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serve what you like. It's important that you enjoy it. I served $10 sparkling wines at my reception and the guests LOVED it. We were originally looking at $40 - $50 bottles from a wine shop and the manager suggested that we go with something less expensive for a wedding since most guests can't tell the difference. Btw - champagne is the name reserved for sparkling wines that are from the Champagne region in France. Sparkling wine refers to all "champagnes" that are not produced and bottled in the Champagne region. I had this hammered into me as a club member at Domaine Carneros, a sparkling wine chateau owned by Tattinger.
2016-03-29 00:40:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a lot of bullshit; in the past they said that a silver spoon should keep the bubbles into the bottle, i have tried this several times but without the spoon the same amount of bubbles were present in the bottle. philippe
2007-01-16 10:34:05 · answer #3 · answered by philippe l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been scientifically proven not to help the bubbles in any way. What you should invest in are these reusable special tops you afix to the top of the bottle and pump to reseal it.
2007-01-16 11:38:55 · answer #4 · answered by Wumpus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry, it doesn't. you can't keep any carbonated beverage fizzy after opening it. no matter what you do, it's going to go flat. drink it right away. if you want single servings, you can buy splits. (mini single serving champagne bottles)
2007-01-17 09:14:00 · answer #5 · answered by sassy1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋