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Open Champagne
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Every New Year's Eve, many people wonder how to open champagne. • Chef Jason Hill of CookingSessions.com shows you how to open champagne the correct way using tips he learned during a recent visit to Domaine Chandon in Napa Valley. • The winery is well known for its sparkling wines, made in the classic French methode champenoise style. • Before opening champagne, be sure your bottle is chilled to about 45-55 degrees. • I like to fill my ice bucket with half ice cubes and half cold water and chill the bottle for about 30 minutes. • You can also chill the wine in the refrigerator for about 3 hours. • Once the bottle is chilled, dry it with a towel and remove the foil over the cork. Leave the wire hood intact. • You should never use a corkscrew to open a champagne bottle. • To properly open sparkling wine or champagne, grab the neck of the bottle with your left hand and place your thumb over the top of the cork. • Tilt the bottle away from you at a 45-degree angle, pressing the bottom of the bottle against your body. • Next, use your free hand to pull down the wire tab and untwist it counter clockwise until it is loose. • Now, with a firm grasp still on the cork, slowly twist the bottle and tilt the cork slightly to let gas escape. The pressure of the bubbles should push the cork out safely. • If, for some reason, the cork will not release, try running the neck of the bottle under hot water. • Freshly opened champagne, if sealed properly, will keep three days in the refrigerator. • For more cooking videos, recipes and chef tips, check out my Web site at CookingSessions.com SUBSCRIBE! http://tinyurl.com/kfrblj7 • LIKE ME ON FACEBOOK / cheftips FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER / cheftips • FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM / cheftips
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