Do you love drinking sparkling wine? Are you sure you’re opening it the right way? Many of us, myself included, have always thought that shaking the bottle vigorously or opening it with a popping sound is the correct way. Turns out, we have been doing it wrong for years.
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Although the sound adds to the experience, it can make your wine taste flat. If you are planning to serve sparkling wine at an occasion, check out these tips by Chowhound. They explain what to do and what not to do when opening a bottle of sparkling wine.
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Not to Do When Opening a Sparkling Wine
- Shaking it
Do not shake a bottle of sparkling wine.
- Removing wire
Do not remove the wire. If you remove it, the pressure in the bottle might pop out the cork. If the cork pops out, you might break the ceiling or light, and the wine will overflow. If it flows, you lose the carbon dioxide, which will make your wine taste flat. You don’t want that with your sparkling wine.
- Leaving the glass on the table and pouring too fast
If you leave the glass on the table and pour too fast, it will overflow.
How to Open a Sparkling Wine
- Keep the wire on
Keeping the wire on is for your own and other’s protection. As an extra security measure, you want to keep your thumb on the cork.
- 45-degree angle
Keep the bottle at a 45-degree angle with one hand and use your other hand to hold the top end.
- Turn the bottle
Turn the bottle, not the cork, when opening a sparkling wine. As you are turning the bottle and the cork is pulling out, you only want to sound like a soft fizz, not a popping sound.
- Lift the glass and hold it at 45 degree
Lift the glass off the table and keep it at a 45-degree angle. Pour the very slowly so you don’t spill wine everywhere.
The Right Way to Open a Sparkling Wine
