Everyone at some point of time must have got fascinated by the popping open of a sparkling wine bottle. If this is how you open your bubbly then you’re doing it all wrong! A high pressure inside the bottle makes your wine overflow. It also takes away all the bubbles (carbon dioxide) from your bubbly and you’re left with a flat wine. In today’s blog post, we’ll be exploring the simplest and correct way to open a wine bottle.
Steps to open a Sparkling Wine bottle
You’d be amazed to know that the pressure behind the cork of a sparkling wine is around 90 psi which is three times the air pressure of a car tyre! Thus, one needs to ensure safety while opening a Bottle of Sparkling Wine.
- The first and foremost thing before opening your bottle is to ensure that the wine is chilled. The ideal temperature to be maintained is 45℉. If the wine is not cold enough, you might run the risk of the cork being released very quickly.
- Carefully cut the foil from just below the tip of your bottle to uncover the cage and the cork.
- Now, to open the cage you need to twist it exactly six and a half
- Hold the bottle steady and twist it carefully while maintaining a pressure on the top. We do not twist the cork because then it may break into your wine and you’d definitely not want its pieces floating in your wine glass.
- After a few turns, the bottle will loosen up and spin freely. Remove the cork gently and there you go!
After this read, we hope you’d have a good idea of ‘how to open a wine bottle’. To get one for your next party shop right away from Australia’s 2nd largest online wine store, Just Wines, and you’ll never get wrong.
