How to open Champagne bottle?

Answer 1

Loosen and remove the wire cage over the cork. Place a hand towel or fabric napkin over the cork, twist the bottle, not the cork, until the cork gently pops loose.

Cheers!! Pour one for me.

Answer 2

Champagne is not intended to be opened just for special toasts and important occasions. The bubbly refresher complements any meal from brunch to a midnight snack. It is a real treat just sipped by itself especially when relaxing with a few good friends. A good champagne can make any occasion memorable.

There's no special talent needed to open a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine without injuring your guests. The secret is chilling the champagne and turning the bottle instead of pulling the cork. Here's a simple lesson...

Make Sure the Champagne is Cold
Start off by chilling the bottle. The best serving temperature is around 45° Fahrenheit, that would be about 7° Celsius. If you put your hand on the bottle it should feel very cold not just cool.

A good method for making sure you get the right temperature is to fill your ice bucket, or any deep container if you don't have a special one for wines, and let the bottle sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Adding just a bit of water to the ice in the bucket will actually help cool down your bubbly. There's an explanation based on physics and heat transference, but all you really need to know is that it works.

It's important to have a chilled liquid. Champagne that is too warm will foam and spill when you uncork the bottle. You'll lose some of the bubbly and make a mess. Of course, it also tastes much better at the right temperature! You don't want to make it too cold though, or you'll lose some of the flavor of the wine.

Open Champagne without a messLoosen the Wire Cage
Once you've gotten the bottle chilled to the right temperature, get a kitchen towel and dry off the bottle a bit so you can get a good grip. Hold on to the towel, you'll need it later! Take the foil off the top of the bottle so that the wire cage is totally free of foil. There are two schools of thought on dealing with the wire cage. Some prefer to loosen it and others go all the way and remove it.

The only danger to removing the wire protector entirely is that some bottles have enough pressure built up to have the cork pop when the cage is taken off. This shouldn't happen, but you may have shaken the bottle a bit too much while handling it...or if it was not stored in optimal conditions it may have built up a bit too much pressure while waiting to be opened. Leaving the wire cage in place will keep the cork in place until you're ready to remove it.

Use the Towel
Now that you've loosened the wire cage that surrounds the cork, it's time to use that towel you're holding. With the bottle upright, drape the towel over the top of the bottle. With the towel there, even if the cork does pop out, it will be caught in the towel... it also catches any champagne that spills -- if the uncorking ceremony is not perfect.

Answer 3

Champagne is not intended to be opened just for special toasts and important occasions. The bubbly refresher complements any meal from brunch to a midnight snack. Good champagne can make any occasion memorable.

There's no special talent needed to open a bottle of champagne or sparkling wine without injuring your guests. Here are a few pointers.

Make Sure The Champagne Is Cold
Start off by chilling the bottle. The best serving temperature is around 45° Fahrenheit that would be about 7° Celsius. A good method for making sure you get the right temperature is to fill your ice bucket or any deep container if you don't have a special one for wines, and let the bottle sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Remember that Champagne that is too warm will foam and spill when you uncork the bottle. You'll lose some of the bubbles and make a mess.

Remove Foil & Loosen Wire Cage
Take the foil off the top of the bottle so that the wire cage is totally free of foil. There are two schools of thought on dealing with the wire cage. Some prefer to loosen it and others go all the way and remove it. The only danger to removing the wire protector entirely is that some bottles have enough pressure built up to have the cork pop when the cage is taken off. Leaving the wire cage in place will keep the cork in place until you're ready to remove it.
Use A Towel
With the bottle upright, drape a towel over the top of the bottle. With the towel there, even if the cork does pop out, it will be caught in the towel. It also catches any champagne that spills - if the uncorking ceremony is not perfect.

Turn The Champagne Bottle

Lay the thin part of the towel draped bottle in your hand and get a good grip on the cork. Slowly turn the bottle while you hold onto the cork, don't yank the cork when you feel it loosen. Gently turn the bottle until you hear a little "pop". The noise comes from the carbon dioxide escaping. A loud pop means that you've let out too much carbon dioxide - usually along with a good bit of the champagne. The soft pop you'll hear means that you've preserved the bubbles in your champagne.

Pour The Champagne
This isn't beer! The secret to pouring champagne is to pour just about an ounce or two fingers worth, of it into the glass. You'll want to use a tall champagne flute or tulip-shaped glass to get the best results. Wait for the initial foaming bubbles to subside, and then pour again until about two-thirds of the glass is full. This method will avoid the mess of the foam spilling over the sides of the glass. Keep the bottle in the ice bucket whenever you aren't pouring.
Enjoy The Champagne

Answer 4

How to Open Champagne
Here is a step by step guide on how to properly open a bottle of Champagne. Click on any image to get the full details on that particular step. Remember, your primary goal in opening a bottle of Champagne is to control the cork and, of course, not to let much of the drink spill.

This is a bottle of Nantucket Vineyards sparkling wine, from the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. We picked it up over the summer while visiting with my sister, and thought it'd be a good demo subject for this article. Check out the reviews on this site to find a Champagne or sparkling wine that matches your taste preferences.


Every bottle of Champagne or sparkling wine (with a few low-end exceptions) has foil wrapped around the outside of the cage. In the old days, some foil was lead-lined to keep mice from eating into the cork of wine, but in modern times you just remove this foil.


From this point onward, keep the cork pointed in a safe direction, and keep one thumb on it just in case. Corks can loosen over time, so even if you think you're not ready to pop the cork yet, the bottle may have a different idea.


Undo the wire cage. This cage ensures that the cork doesn't pop out of the bottle until you are ready to have it do so. Loosen it gently, being sure to keep a thumb on the cork to prevent unexpected surprises.


The cage is off. At this point, you would normally put a towel over the cork, but that makes photographing the series difficult! We've taken the next few photos without a towel, to show you what is going on.


Hold the cork in one hand (usually under a towel, if you have one), and the base of the bottle in the other. Turn the Bottle, not the cork, slowly and gently. You want the cork to ease off with a soft "whoof", not with a pop.


The cork has just eased off (again, probably under a towel). You have managed to save the bubbles and air from being lost (never mind the Champagne!) and should now quickly pour it out. Slide the towel around to the neck of the bottle for pouring.


You can now pour, with or without the towel. If you get experienced, you'll find a quick turn of the bottle when you're done pouring each glass will catch the drops on the edge of the lip. Pour down the sides of the glasses to minimize head and therefore bubble waste.


The glasses are poured! Raise them, and give a toast to celebrate! Champagne is good for almost any occasion - don't put it off!


Important Note: Never use a corkscrew on a bottle of Champagne!! The bottle is under strong pressure and could explode.

Answer 5

I plagiarized this out of wiki.

A Champagne bottle can be opened by holding the base and rotating the bottle (rather than the cork). By using a 45 degree angle, the surface of the champagne has the maximum surface area, thus minimizing the excessive bubbling. The cork can ease out with a sigh or a whisper rather than a pop. The flavor will be the same, irrespective of the method used, but the volume left in the bottle will differ.

A Sabre can be used to open a Champagne bottle with great ceremony. This technique is called "sabrage".

Answer 6

It doesn't. It 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 put champagne in lower case: 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 cheap copies or coca-cola). If you put the bottle 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)

Answer 7

first remove the metal twist like tie from the bottle this should leave you with just the cork. Next take a linen napkin or a hand towel (depending on where you are opening the bottle) Cover the whole cork with the cloth- aim away from any person, including yourself- and slowly twist the cork with the cloth until it pops. This mothod keeps the cork and the champagne under control.

Answer 8

grab the top of the bottle, and then slam the bottem of the bottle against a table. now here comes the fun part, you throw it at a cop!

Answer 9

take the bottle firmly...and remove the wire gauze...remove the wrapper also........pull the cork by using your thumb ........finally after the cork comes with pop sound........wipe the nob of the bottle by a good cloth............

Answer 10

Little boy you better wait till you are 21.