How to Open a Bottle of Champagne the Right Way

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Washingtonian

9 жыл бұрын

Erik Segelbaum of DC's Le Diplomate shows you how to properly uncork your bubbly.

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@DannerManner 4 жыл бұрын

Alright so shake the bottle and point it towards my face correct?

@meaghet 4 жыл бұрын

Too late~! :O :p :*

@bluenosepiperflyer 4 жыл бұрын

👌😉

@NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS 4 жыл бұрын

I think it bounce in my eye in the wall and then in me second eyaskkgdvwkauoaosuhbejskzhsbanvdjsgbsvdnxklalaospxshwvjwhsuxjdbsdj

@stoperfect 4 жыл бұрын

@techchampion8347 4 жыл бұрын

I love you. @Danner

@Macatho 4 жыл бұрын

"Really it's 5.5 but who's counting". Hah that made me giglge, nice 1.

@melschubert5529 6 жыл бұрын

Best. Champagne. Opening. Video. Ever. I honestly didn't know taking the cage off was unnecessary and dangerous. Not to mention helping get the cork out.

@MrBati122 4 жыл бұрын

Melanie Schubert Stupid American

@gerardosmi2933 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrBati122 No U stoopid

@meaghet 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrBati122 You put the ass in clASS, eh precious...

@Dr.Bob85 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Have been doing this wrong all my life... 🤪 Learned w new thing today, now let’s see if there’s a bottle in the house to test this new skill...

@apexxxx10 4 жыл бұрын

*Listen ERIK! Why don't you open it in my way. More ACTIO - MORE FUN! Trust me! Follow the steps! Remove the foil, the cage. Get a grip. Thumb on the cork! And AIM CAREFULLY! The roof preferably. No Chandeliers! Turn the bottle clockwise. You''ll feel it. AIM and SHOOT! Standing ovations! Me and madame we done it in Bangkok, Rangoon (Yangon) and Hong Kong Felix The Peninsula Hotel. Count down 2019/20120 Moet de Chandon Magnum (1,5 L) Standing ovations , again! Wanna see my Travel video from a Thai vineyard PB Valley Khao Yai. Click lien and subscribe, Thanks, Merci, Danke, Kiitos, tack and Kapp khumani Kapp* kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a696hZyg1NfQqJs.html

@Emily-sb5pc 3 жыл бұрын

Having my first champagne bottle for New Years!!!

@Lemurian.Quartz 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done. Although I’d argue the more important reason you don’t want that loud pop is because it usually is followed by loss of product…. And in my eyes it’s a far sadder situation to waste Champagne than someone getting hit by a rogue cork… but that’s just me 😂

@erikawoods8975 2 жыл бұрын

Voice of reason 🧐

@brandonadrian1848 4 жыл бұрын

This was elegant and educational at its finest

@foodreviews4427 3 жыл бұрын

Used to work at a wine bar in Austin and they taught me some ridiculous shit about holding it from the elbow like a rifle. Thanks for this easy tutorial!

@saygoodbye2these 8 жыл бұрын

I was scared to death opening my first bottle, picturing the cork hitting someone in the head. I watched a few videos and this one helped, especially explaining the 45 degree angle thing. Others said to do it but didn't say why. I did still get a small pop that made me jump a little (don't tell nobody), but no crazy projectile and no spillage. Appreciate it!

@Persephonemybff 6 жыл бұрын

Kim Wilson his comment about the pressure is bull, pressure is a force that acts in all directions not just up. The angle is so u don't hit yourself or your guests.

@goldpharaoh6976 4 жыл бұрын

I told everyone you jumped

@winkmurder 2 жыл бұрын

@@goldpharaoh6976 🤣🤣🤣

@maxschon7709 2 жыл бұрын

same you normally should do with a large PET bottle of Coke too. Twist the bottle not the cap.

@AlwinMaasVlogs 5 жыл бұрын

Working in a club myself,I knew about the soft sound when it opened. However the thumb on the top of the bottle was very useful! Thanks for showing us :)

@komisobaba 7 жыл бұрын

I just opened a bottle and realize that I've been doing it the wrong way all my life. Thank you for your time and instructions!

@praf2 5 жыл бұрын

Me too! I was always afraid of opening this kind of bottles and after i did open one using this technique, i feel more confident. So glad i clicked this video! I DIDN'T BREAK ANYTHING!!! :))

@mdp580 4 жыл бұрын

It’s actually kind of a nuclear weapon.

@emanhayman498 5 жыл бұрын

Very good, straightforward, no bs explanation. Thanks :)

@CpuAreStupid 2 жыл бұрын

This is very useful since one of my friends suffers from ptsd and doesn't like loud pops, thank you!:)

@joralemonvirgincreche 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is literally the most helpful video I have watched on youtube in the past year. I have a hand injury on my left hand and I was still able to do this easily and without spillage.

@HUMILDADE_SEMPREofc. Жыл бұрын

I am Brazilian, I work in a restaurant that has a wide variety of wines and sparkling wines, your video is very good, it taught me a lot, thank you very much, another subscriber.

@cihanyes 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a real gentleman. And what a helpful, useful and simple video; that’s hard to find nowadays. Thanks for sharing.

@SyCreations 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! First time opening a bottle of champagne. It was easy. Thanks

@Sharmichelle3 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best video on how to open a bottle of champagne. Very elegant.

@HilaryLankfordMusic 5 жыл бұрын

That was amazing! I opened my first bottle perfectly. You don't need strength for this technique at all.

@japanese1763 4 жыл бұрын

that makes me want to go buy a bottle of bubbly to try, thank you for sharing and loving your bow tie

@2coryman 7 жыл бұрын

Top notch instruction

@erinmclaughlin191 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial! Has saved me from many messes. Thank you! 🍾

@sibusisojele8805 4 жыл бұрын

Wow this has been very helpful. Me and my girl just opened our first bottle of champagne. Thanks.

@toddsteele72 3 жыл бұрын

Good video on the twist. I was having some trouble with a stubborn cork and your video helped.

@marilynalvarez9951 6 жыл бұрын

Delightful, very helpful, thank you kindly.

@bluenosepiperflyer 4 жыл бұрын

A really excellent video - I learned more from this than anything else I've seen on the subject. In a nutshell: twist the cage fastener 5 or 6 times; leave the cage on, grip the neck tightly with your hand (the cage gives extra traction), and turn the bottle with the OTHER hand, which is holding the relatively wide bottom of the bottle. This end of the bottle gives you much more leverage than the much narrower neck affords. Cork comes off. Brilliant. Archimedes lives. Thanks.

@MagisterVeritas 2 жыл бұрын

2:59 whe he knocks on it I'm like 'well don't anger it, man'

@JJC007 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! I just opened the first bottle of champagne with your help!

@spartaarekhi9082 5 жыл бұрын

Wow the most proffesional video today. Thanks!

@ProfeARios 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this very important info!!!!!!

@asmrpris9110 5 жыл бұрын

Great video

@lisakruger5289 2 жыл бұрын

Wow you made this SO easy to open my bottle of sparkling wine that I was terrified to open! Thanks so much! :)

@Klaara100 5 жыл бұрын

Just opened my first bottle of champagne successfully, thanks for the informative video! Enjoying my Moët Chandon now with some old Leonard Cohen vinyls like a dirty hipster

@goodriddance86 3 жыл бұрын

Good taste! I highly recommend Bollinger Special Cuvee and Louis Roederer Brut Premier they're even better ^^

@loneplayerherosarena4539 4 жыл бұрын

Who's this guy...perfectly and neatly explained with the mechanics.. awesome

@kuliimjulischreiben 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this!! I thankfully was not injured, but I did hit my ceiling with. Cork this New Years!

@araethingvideos 7 жыл бұрын

great vid!!!

@tweettweet6403 3 жыл бұрын

That was so easy with your instructions.

@vipergx 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't know I was doing it right the whole time. But the gentle pop is too satisfying to just not let it happen :)

@alliphil1 5 жыл бұрын

My homemade water kefir would always explode upon opening when the fizz builds over a few days in the fridge. So I figured there must be a way to open it without exploding kinda like a champagne bottle. I keep my kefir in glass bottles with a swing cap. Googled this and voila! That 45-degree angle while holding down the cap (rather than swinging it open) was perfect! Now I don’t have to lose half my kefir due to the usual explosion. Thank you!!!

@FEARLESSME-JoPaddy- 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you kind sir! I loved this* I like the proper, classy way *

@hugobosstimbuktu Жыл бұрын

What a professional. thank you. Lesson learned.

@brucejarabejo7975 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, my first time opening a champagne bottle at work the cork went straight to my face good thing i had a mouth guard on that time haha.

@EppingForest304 Жыл бұрын

Nicely explained 👍

@agniulliott6631 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

@jodeemackenzie 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this video so much! Worked perfectly!!

@mariahsmith2622 6 жыл бұрын

Dude best video I’ve ever seen

@rosariasdream2546 4 жыл бұрын

Needed this on New Years 😂

@janenesael611 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing ❤

@karenh85 3 жыл бұрын

Ah Le Diplomate! My favorite restaurant!!!

@MrJunsJuns 6 жыл бұрын

I’m really scared of opening champagne every time feels like I’m going to die

@Noix009 5 жыл бұрын

Lol tats one scary thing I hate

@GPCTM 4 жыл бұрын

Change to Porto.

@apexxxx10 4 жыл бұрын

@christinajacob8946 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@Donovaan 2 жыл бұрын

@@apexxxx10 Ease off the snow mate. xD

@seedfamily1404 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I almost killed myself last time I made the attempt, but this time- thanks to your video- was successful. I tried other videos which were confusing and included irrelevant material. Thank you for a proper instruction. And the classy style didn't hurt either! =)

@duckyguy1147 3 жыл бұрын

Thats the way love it man

@jjosport 2 жыл бұрын

I send this to every one of our staffers to be sure they know the proper and appropriate way to open a bottle of sparkling wine. Great job, Erik.

@katruee 2 жыл бұрын

I wish you were my employer! I was shown the wrong way by coworker. Worked by myself and had to pop a dozen bottles to make mimosas. I ended up injuring my thumb 😫

@jjosport Жыл бұрын

@@katruee ouch. But I bet you now know how. Next, use a sword!

@terrellmiller4768 11 ай бұрын

Wish I saw this video 1st. But thumbs up 👍. Thanks 🎉 all went well from another video, but I got a loud pop. This is better ❤

@steveharris4343 4 жыл бұрын

I never seen anyone opening a bottle of champagne safely.thanks for the vid

@CrimsonFox36 4 жыл бұрын

Step one, remove foil and wire. Step two, draw your saber. Step three, sharply run the blunt edge of your saber up the vein of the bottle.

@KhoiBoa 4 жыл бұрын

Step four, whole bottle crack, money wasted.

@painiscupcake5433 4 жыл бұрын

Step four, backstab guests Step five, drink

@uwasebest8751 2 жыл бұрын

Was so good

@christianbolt5761 2 жыл бұрын

The angle is to increase the surface area allowing the bubbles to break. The pressure is same inside the bottle

@rogerpusacalchannel1061 4 жыл бұрын

Nice place..chill to relax

@1RungAtATime 7 жыл бұрын

So a fart instead of a pop. Cool. Good video.

@darkspeed62 2 жыл бұрын

Well glad I realised this at age 32 and I will now open this wya from now on. I always wondered why there weas a cage on, and always took it off, thinking it was purely for show.

@cakrawibawa4709 6 жыл бұрын

The gentle sound leads to no tipping from guests!! LOL

@ladalada1260 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@cenkkurt5582 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your helpful video how is safely opening of Champagne or sparkling wine bottle. I really appreciate.

@lavanyachhabra4925 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@netkotreci8882 4 жыл бұрын

You sir deserve like😊 nice work

@brianhawkins 4 жыл бұрын

Dunno why he thinks leaning the bottle 45 degrees will affect the pressure on the cork. The pressure is hydrostatic - it is the same everywhere in the bottle no matter how you hold it.

@mariahsmith2622 6 жыл бұрын

And you used my favorite champagne vueve cliquot!

@techshower7520 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@tobypatrick304 3 жыл бұрын

Opened my 1st bottle of champaign, thanks.

@cindyzhu6366 2 жыл бұрын

"but really, who's counting"you were sir you just did

@julianaboller5381 2 жыл бұрын

i'm so happy this guy exists!

@julianaboller5381 2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerbarrios2 i know... i could just drink beer instead ..

@maxwellewxam8868 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you I opened my first on hopefully many champagne bottles🍾

@marymcdonald7433 4 жыл бұрын

Just charming! Many years ago I uncorked some champagne at my best friend's wedding. The cork came flying off and we looked high and low for it cleaning up at the end of the night. Where was it? My shirt pocket. It had flown up and deposited itself neatly in the breast pocket of my button down shirt (it was a summer backyard wedding). Who'd a thunk it? But now I know the proper way.

@wotruannwah5678 4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit glad I watched this

@82sounder 5 жыл бұрын

Next can you do a video on how to open a can of Pillsbury dough please?

@TechTomVideo 7 жыл бұрын

creative physics indeed ^^

@gaetanofasulo5394 11 ай бұрын

Very interesting ....

@jrouillard44 4 жыл бұрын

I bet this guy is real fun at parties

@jaw-knee-5 2 жыл бұрын

watching this due to past experiences that were bad. I am overcoming canned biscuit dough fear each day... now hoping to get the champagne explosions more under my belt and under control....

@southernluv1938 4 жыл бұрын

thanks brother1

@abdullahdelgado6809 5 жыл бұрын

Intelligent!!

@dalas488 7 жыл бұрын

Great

@kevincorkery6292 6 жыл бұрын

I just learned how to use the saber, much more entertaining but I do like the twisting method.

@araldf 6 жыл бұрын

I use the "saber technique" or "getting the pop" in celebrations, but you lose more carbon dioxide, which means less bubbles in the glass and for less time. This method (with no pop) helps champagne to taste better and longer, special for fine dining and good champagnes.

@alexrowe9638 Жыл бұрын

He reminds me of Griffin from Men in Black 3. In a good way.

@kisu342 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks boss your tecknick

@marciapassos1519 Жыл бұрын

Sucesso ! Entendi perfeitamente.

@ElleSchut 3 жыл бұрын

This just made me WAY more terrified standing here wondering if this is ever gonna get opened lmao

@Rajil777 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@gerrardallamjewrad 7 жыл бұрын

Just saber it !

@apexxxx10 4 жыл бұрын

*IN A RESTAURANT. GO A HEAD, MAN! Or in your little rented apartment! Open it in my way. More ACTION - MORE FUN! Trust me! Follow the steps! Remove the foil, the cage. Get a grip. Thumb on the cork! And AIM CAREFULLY! The roof preferably. No Chandeliers! Turn the bottle clockwise. You''ll feel it. AIM and SHOOT! Standing ovations! Me and madame we done it in Bangkok, Rangoon (Yangon) and Hong Kong Felix The Peninsula Hotel. Count down 2019/20120 Moet de Chandon Magnum (1,5 L) Standing ovations , again! Wanna see my Travel video from a Thai vineyard PB Valley Khao Yai. Click lien and subscribe, Thanks, Merci, Danke, Kiitos, tack and Kapp Khun Kapp* kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a696hZyg1NfQqJs.html

@timvandenheuvel2530 4 жыл бұрын

Does it also effect the taste when you let the cork ‘pop’

@apexxxx10 4 жыл бұрын

*Listen ERIK! Why don't you open it in my way. More ACTION - MORE FUN! Trust me! Follow the steps! Remove the foil, the cage. Get a grip. Thumb on the cork! And AIM CAREFULLY! The roof preferably. No Chandeliers! Turn the bottle clockwise. You''ll feel it. AIM and SHOOT! Standing ovations! Me and madame we done it in Bangkok, Rangoon (Yangon) and Hong Kong Felix The Peninsula Hotel. Count down 2019/20120 Moet de Chandon Magnum (1,5 L) Standing ovations , again! Wanna see my Travel video from a Thai vineyard PB Valley Khao Yai. Click lien and subscribe, Thanks, Merci, Danke, Kiitos, tack and Kapp Khun Kapp* kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a696hZyg1NfQqJs.html

@alxndralston1 Жыл бұрын

It worked!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@antwanharris6116 4 жыл бұрын

THANKS HARRY POTTER FOR TAKING ALL THE FUN OUTTA POPPIN FUCKIN BOTTLES

@itoemamason2951 11 ай бұрын

I am wanting to be a waiter and after 8 years this video is so relevant

@veemon9280 3 жыл бұрын

Ok. But what about the ones where the cork is literally pushed in, with no guide wire. ?

@EntikM 3 жыл бұрын

That 45° angle doesn't make sense to me. Isn't the pressure same in entire bottle no matter how you angle the bottle? Someone please explain.

@nmanduley Жыл бұрын

It is, he's talking nonsense.

@amyschroeder913 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Never knew it was called a cage?? Prosecco Failure 101

@1293ST 7 жыл бұрын

Ah, like opening a shaken cola bottle.

@valeraef9097 2 жыл бұрын

Soii helpful

@ntxhaisvaj5908 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I should have watch it...I almost hurt myself...it got my chin..one thing is that I’m small n my strength was not strong enough but I bought a bottle and will try this way