Did you know it always takes the same number of twists to remove the wire cage from a bottle of champagne?
And that number is six.
After removing the foil covering, which is generally made easy once you locate a pull tab, you will see the wire caging staring at back at you. The wired cage is called a “muselet” and is always opened with six quick twists of this wrist, or three if you do full-circle turns. Wine and liquor professionals polled by Champagne and Security gave a few reasons for this standard six-twist rule: tradition, for one thing. Alternatively, “6 refers to the pressure of 6 atmosphere in the bottle,” according to others. And then there’s the romantic explanation: “6 is what the French see as the number of intense happiness.”
Key Points
Only open the champagne bottle after it has been properly chilled
The wired cage is called a “muselet” and is always opened with six quick twists of this wrist
Slowly twist the bottle, not the cork, so there is just a “kiss” of a sound, not a loud pop
Hundreds suffer eye injuries every year from fast-flying corks
Now that you’ve got the cage off, you need to deal with the cork. Contrary to popular belief, Champagne corks are not meant to be aggressively ripped out of their bottles, making noise and shooting bubbles all over the room. A Champagne cork should exit its bottle with a quiet sigh of contentment. To achieve this effect, grasp the bottle firmly and twist the bottle, not the cork. Release the pressure slowly until you hear a small pop, followed by a light waft of white fog. Then, pour and enjoy.
What is a muselet? How Champagne wire cages and hoods are made.
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label muselet. Wire cage and cap.
Muselets, which are wire cages with a wire mesh surface, are always opened by quick six twists of the wrist, or by fully turning it around three time.
In 1818, Madame Clicquot invented the first known blended Rosé Champagne ever that you can enjoy and share today for its liveliness and burst of fruits.
Rosé Champagne is now more than a fashion. Much more than 10 or 15 years ago, people are looking at rosé as a serious champagne. We have a lot of people who are fans of rosé specifically, and we have a few collectors who are deliberately looking for old rosés.
Veuve Clicquot Rosé at Fat Cork
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