How to open champagne and how much can it be stored?

To open champagne correctly is a whole science. Surely everyone saw in the movies, as when opening the bottle loud "baba" sounds and at the same time, half of the sparkling drink pours out. That's why there is an opinion that a bottle prepared for a solemn event should "fire".In fact, about the high quality of the drink and the ability to open the bottle correctly shows quiet cotton and light smoke. This method requires knowledge of rules and skills.

Basic rules of

Below we will consider various ways of opening champagne with a plastic and cork stopper - hands, a knife or with the help of a corkscrew. All of them have general rules for preparing and cooling the drink. From the observance of these rules depends on how long the drink will be ready to serve to the table, and its taste qualities.

• Champagne can not be cooled too much. Optimum temperature 4-8º C.
• Cooling is best in a special bucket - cooler.
• Water must be poured into the cooler, and then ice is put there. With this method, the desired temperature will be reached after 30-40 minutes. If you fill only ice - the cooling process will be very long.
• You can bring the sparkling wine to the desired temperature in the refrigerator, but in no case in the freezer. This process can take up to 6 hours.
• Remove the foil before opening the bottle. To do this, cut it with a knife under the cork, and then remove it.

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If you do not have ice at hand, you can put champagne under running cold water. There it will not cool completely, but after half an hour "lose" to 10 degrees. It is no longer worth keeping it there, since further cooling is possible only with ice or in the refrigerator.

Open the champagne correctly

The sparkling wine cooled to the right temperature is served to the table in the cooler on the front plate, as the condensate leaves a wet spot on the tablecloth.

The one who will open and pour a drink, should perform the following actions.

• Tilt the bottle at an angle of 45º and hold it with one hand from the bottom. How to tilt the bottle is easy to determine visually: if the bottle is tilted correctly, the champagne will be about 1 cm from the cork.
• Remove the wire frenum( muzle), while holding the cork from above with your finger.
• Turn the bottle( not the cork) and then shake it a little, holding the cork firmly, letting it come out of the neck gradually.
• After cotton you can open and pour a noble drink. In glasses, he poured slowly, so that he did not start foaming.

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If the guests are few, the bridle and cork is better not to throw out, perhaps, the sparkling wine will have to be corked for later storage.

How to open a champagne with a corkscrew?

Occasionally it happens that the top of the plastic or cork stopper breaks off.

If the plug is broken, you can open the bottle in three ways.

• 1st method.

With a knife, the remains of the top of the cork are cut off. Further it is pressed a little inside, then by a clap on a bottom it is beaten out. This method is quite extreme, because when a cotton comes out and a foamy drink.

• 2nd method.

A hole is made in the plug to let out some of the carbon dioxide and reduce the pressure. The remnants are pushed in by a thin blunt object.

• 3rd method - using a corkscrew.

The corkscrew is screwed into the cork and pulled out with it. To prevent excessive pressure from breaking the bottle into pieces, it is also necessary to pre-drill a hole and release some of the gas. This method is suitable if the champagne is sealed with a cork stopper. Plastic corkscrew open will not work.

How much champagne is stored at home?

If champagne is purchased for the future, there are questions - how to store it correctly and how long will it retain its flavor? The storage time depends on the date of release of the drink and on how it is sealed. Sparkling wine with a cork stopper will retain its bouquet for two years, but plastic will reduce this period by half - up to 12 months from the date of production.

Such terms are possible only if the storage conditions are observed.

• Suitable temperature - from +5 to + 18º
• The bottle should be stored in a horizontal position. Otherwise, the plug may dry up and crumble inward when it opens.
• You need to take care that light does not get on the bottle. Bright sunlight, falling on the champagne, can spoil its taste in 15-20 minutes.

After the bottle was opened, it can not be stored for long. In the fridge, previously open sparkling wine is stored throughout the day, provided that it is tightly capped. So long it will retain its taste. In this case, the bubbles of carbon dioxide may not be preserved.

It depends on the two components - how long the sparkling wine stood on the table open and how much it remained. The more champagne in the bottle and the less it was open, the more likely it will not lose its "sparkling" properties. If the bottle has been closed again loosely or stayed for more than 24 hours, the wine can be used for marinating meat and cooking various sauces.

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