How Do You Open A Bottle Of Champagne?
Opening a bottle of champagne is a traditional way to add sparkle to celebrations and rites of passage and the pop of champagne corks has accompanied many sports victories, birthdays, graduations, retirements and New Year parties. Letting the cork fly across the room has a certain dramatic flair, but if you want to enjoy drinking the effervescent wine it is better to open the bottle with quiet finesse. There are three good reasons for the silent opening the champagne, which all have to do with the pressure that the champagne is under in the bottle. The extra carbon dioxide in the champagne puts the wine under a pressure of between 60 and 90 pounds per square inch, up to three times the pressure in car tires. If the cork is removed too quickly, the sudden loss of pressure reduces the amount of gas remaining in the champagne, which in turn, reduces the amount and quantity of bubbles to enjoy in the remaining champagne. Secondly, the popping cork is often followed by the champagne squirti
