How to Open Champagne Bottles

How to open champagne bottles Easy tips on how to open champagne bottles Cool the champagne: by either letting it chill in an ice bucket for 30 Classical champagne glasses minutes or in a refrigerator for 3 hours Do not shake the bottle Flute Trumpet Coupe Tulip Hold the cork while you take off the wire braid O Narrow wineglasses like the flute make the champagne bubbles last longer because of their small surface area. These glasses are better for dry champagne 3 O Coupes or saucers are better for sweet sparkling wines Position the bottle 45 degrees to the floor (holding the cork) • This glass is used for white wine, but you can also drink dchampagne from it Firmly hold the cork with one hand, and start turning the bottle sideways carefully Interesting facts 5 O A champagne bottle contains enough carbon dioxide to make several million bubbles When the cork starts to come out, use your thumb to tilt it slightly O The pressure in the champagne bottle reaches up to five or six atmospheres RIANOVOSTI O 2011 www.ria.ru