Do you love drinking sparkling wine?
Are you sure youre opening it the right 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 byChowhound.
They explain what to do and what not to do when opening a bottle of sparkling wine.
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 dont want that with your sparkling wine.
If you leave the glass on the table and pour too fast, it will overflow.
How to Open a Sparkling Wine
Keeping the wire on is for your own and others protection.
As an extra security measure, you want to keep your thumb on the cork.
Turn the bottle, not the cork, when opening a sparkling wine.
Lift the glass off the table and keep it at a 45-degree angle.
Pour the very slowly so you dont spill wine everywhere.
