How to Open a Bottle of Champagne the Right Way

[@DannerManner]

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

[@meaghet]

Too late~! :O :p :*

[@bluenosepiperflyer]

👌😉

[@NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS]

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

[@stoperfect]

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[@techchampion8347]

I love you. @Danner

[@melschubert5529]

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]

Melanie Schubert Stupid American

[@gerardosmi2933]

@@MrBati122 No U stoopid

[@meaghet]

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

[@Dr.Bob85]

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]

*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* kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3qtg2ylpNafrsk

[@komisobaba]

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]

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!!! :))

[@Macatho]

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

[@saygoodbye2these]

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]

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]

I told everyone you jumped

[@winkmurder]

@@goldpharaoh6976 🤣🤣🤣

[@maxschon7709]

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

[@bluenosepiperflyer]

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.

[@Lemurian.Quartz]

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]

Voice of reason 🧐

[@brandonadrian1848]

This was elegant and educational at its finest

[@Emily-sb5pc]

Having my first champagne bottle for New Years!!!

[@joralemonvirgincreche]

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.

[@HilaryLankfordMusic]

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

[@HUMILDADE_SEMPREofc.]

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.

[@mdp580]

It’s actually kind of a nuclear weapon.

[@CpuAreStupid]

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

[@foodreviews4427]

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!

[@alliphil1]

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!!!

[@Klaara100]

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]

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

[@cihanyes]

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

[@MrJunsJuns]

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

[@Noix009]

Lol tats one scary thing I hate

[@GPCTM]

Change to Porto.

[@apexxxx10]

*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* kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3qtg2ylpNafrsk

[@christinajacob8946]

😂😂

[@Donovaan]

@@apexxxx10 Ease off the snow mate. xD

[@Sharmichelle3]

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

[@erinmclaughlin191]

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

[@AlwinMaasVlogs]

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 :)

[@lisakruger5289]

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

[@sibusisojele8805]

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

[@SyCreations]

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

[@jjosport]

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]

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]

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

[@emanhayman498]

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

[@CrimsonFox36]

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]

Step four, whole bottle crack, money wasted.

[@painiscupcake5433]

Step four, backstab guests Step five, drink

[@japanese1763]

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

[@1RungAtATime]

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

[@vipergx]

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

[@brucejarabejo7975]

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.

[@marymcdonald7433]

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.

I saw a horrific cork accident that brought me here. Guy opened the champagne bottle which was inadvertently pointed at his girlfriends head. Cork popped hit her in the eye and she was rushed to the emergency room. She lost her sight in that eye. The boyfriend was emotionally scared and went into a deep depression. His girlfriend is learning how to cope with only sight in one eye.

[@iLoveTurtlesHaha]

Jesus Christ!

[@MrPHILLIPS369]

don't shoot a cork at your girlfriend dummy

[@araldf]

Wowww, so sad to read this...When I notice someone without experience (you can tell immediately) in a nightclub or party is about to open a sparkling wine, even if I don´t know him I tell him to be careful and point it to a safe direction...I feel scared thinking something like this can happen.

[@shawnreppert1493]

Wow that’s depressing

[@91bienxanh93]

hahahaa

[@loneplayerherosarena4539]

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

[@steveharris4343]

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

[@seedfamily1404]

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! =)

[@brianhawkins]

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.

[@christianbolt5761]

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

[@JJC007]

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

[@2coryman]

Top notch instruction

[@hugobosstimbuktu]

What a professional. thank you. Lesson learned.

[@MagisterVeritas]

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

[@toddsteele72]

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

[@kuliimjulischreiben]

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

[@julianaboller5381]

i'm so happy this guy exists!

[@julianaboller5381]

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

[@cakrawibawa4709]

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

[@darkspeed62]

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.

[@cenkkurt5582]

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

[@82sounder]

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

[@ElleSchut]

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

[@terrellmiller4768]

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 ❤

[@cindyzhu6366]

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

[@erepsekahs]

Why does it take 4 minutes and 9 seconds to learn how to open a bottle of Champagne 'the right way.'? Our host, Erik Segelbaum, enlightens us.

[@spartaarekhi9082]

Wow the most proffesional video today. Thanks!

[@tobypatrick304]

Opened my 1st bottle of champaign, thanks.

[@mariahsmith2622]

Dude best video I’ve ever seen

[@FEARLESSME-JoPaddy-]

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

[@marilynalvarez9951]

Delightful, very helpful, thank you kindly.

[@gerrardallamjewrad]

Just saber it !

[@apexxxx10]

*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* kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3qtg2ylpNafrsk

[@karenh85]

Ah Le Diplomate! My favorite restaurant!!!

[@jaw-knee-5]

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....

[@tweettweet6403]

That was so easy with your instructions.

[@maxwellewxam8868]

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

[@jodeemackenzie]

I appreciate this video so much! Worked perfectly!!

[@nishyu9101]

"Basically this is a loaded gun, we wanna make sure that nobody is injured" **takes out a knife**

[@ProfeARios]

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

[@HaasGrotesk]

I saber my champagne bottles with a glass. Like a man!

[@rosariasdream2546]

Needed this on New Years 😂

[@itoemamason2951]

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

[@1293ST]

Ah, like opening a shaken cola bottle.

[@MB-fo2sk]

I use a dish towel.

[@antwanharris6116]

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

[@wotruannwah5678]

Holy shit glad I watched this

[@asmrpris9110]

Great video

[@simpslayer7417]

me, wasted 50$ worth of champagne (10 bottles of champagne) and i ended up in clinic.

[@kevincorkery6292]

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

[@araldf]

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.

[@CRaphael1]

"We want to make sure that nobody is injuried" **Slides off a knife** ME: :O

[@ntxhaisvaj5908]

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

[@EppingForest304]

Nicely explained 👍

[@lavanyachhabra4925]

Perfect

[@alexrowe9638]

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

[@angeldiaz4790]

Like a BOSS!!😎👍🏽👍🏽 I'm watching this because I don't want to ruin the DOM PErignon

[@Mayflower707-dream]

I am studying to become a sommelier and I have learned this way and this sir is very elegant and correct, but for me is very hard to twist the bottle holding the pressure with the thumb in the wired muselet,it hurts my hand, I use a towel to twist the bottle because in general it is wet from the lower temperaturesheld before and the bottle is "sweating". I think only practice can bring this elegance.

[@EntikM]

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]

It is, he's talking nonsense.

[@jrouillard44]

I bet this guy is real fun at parties

[@agniulliott6631]

GREAT VIDEO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

[@FatBellyChemist1234]

1st time opened I was in my backyard, it was a pop the cork flew to the very back, no one was there.

[@mattjohnson7198]

I always use a sword to open my champagne.

[@yankis.]

I feel like my IQ increased while watching this

[@scod3908]

Smug comment about 5.5 turns, then makes ridiculous comment that the pressure is directed upwards. Pressure acts in all directions! The reason that you hold the bottle at 45deg is in order to avoid the the cork hitting you (bottle vertical) or a guest (bottle horizontal) in the face.

[@LunaGer]

grx20jb w smug? A little oversensitive of you...

[@jeanconstantinople2328]

absolutely. I had to rewind because I thought I didn't get his point. Turns out his statement is completely nonsensical.

[@timothyr3751]

This guy clearly failed physics 101... I will continue shooting the cork across the room. Just make sure no one is in the way. Much faster and more entertaining.

[@AdrianJayeOnline]

triggered anyone ?

[@timetraveler_0]

That's not how pressure works, the entire system inside the bottle will have the same pressure.

[@ResPat-s3v]

I'm too scared to open it lol. But it's keeping me from relapsing since I'm too lazy to go get anything else and too scared to open the only bottle I have which is champagne.

[@franciscomoreno7530]

I am a Sommelier. Perfect presentation!

[@ladalada1260]

Thank you so much

[@jamiemcgrath6167]

pee wee herman sure did take a 180 in the career change category

[@amyschroeder913]

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

[@rogerpusacalchannel1061]

Nice place..chill to relax

[@duckyguy1147]

Thats the way love it man

[@janenesael611]

Thank you for sharing ❤