Are you going to open a bottle of champagne?
Better to take precautions to prevent the cork from popping.
We are never safe from a hole in the ceiling or worse from an injury!
Fortunately, there is a very simple trick to open your champagne noiselessly and without breakage.
A sommelier friend revealed his technique to me and I am sharing it with you today in pictures. Watch:
1. Hold the muzzle in your right hand. The muzzle is the wire frame that surrounds the neck.
2. Unscrew the clamp from the muzzle by making 6 half-turns.
3. Remove the muzzle.
4. Wrap the cap and neck with a towel.
5. Hold the bottle securely and orient the bottle so that you won't hurt anyone if the cork comes off on its own.
6. Hold the cork and with your free hand turn the bottle very slowly. Do not turn the cap , because it might break it.
7. When you feel the cork start to pop out, press down on it to prevent it from popping.
8. Hold the cork at the edge of the neck for a few seconds. This way, if the champagne starts to foam, the cork will cause it to fall back into the bottle.
9. After a few seconds, completely remove the cap from the bottle.
There you go, you've opened your bottle of champagne silently and without making a hole in the ceiling :-)
All that remains is to pour the champagne into flutes.
To do this, pour the champagne until the foam reaches 2/3 of the glass.
Wait for the foam to dissipate, then pour the champagne up to 2/3 of the glass.
- Did you know that all champagne bottle clamps open in 6 half-turns?
- Better to avoid popping your cork by making a lot of noise.
Even if this sound is synonymous with a party, you spoil champagne and in addition, it fizzes less.
- Be careful:if you don't master the opening of the bottle cap, it can suddenly go off with great power.
He then risks hurting someone.
- Be aware that crystal flutes enhance champagne and keeps it moresparkling . The more their shape is elongated, the more the ballet of the bubbles rising towards the surface is pleasant to watch. The fine aroma of champagne is also more concentrated.
- Never refrigerate flutes.
Champagne should be served at a temperature between 7°C and 9°C . If the champagne is served in cold flutes, it may be knocked (too cold).
- Prefer flutes to cups. Why ? Because the surface, in contact with the air, is greater in the cuts and therefore it sparkles less.
- How to choose your champagne? The smaller the bubbles, the better the champagne.
