Serving
How to serve sparkling wine: temperature, glasses, opening the bottle safely, storage and the names of bottle sizes.
Serving temperatureServe at 8-10 °C; 30 minutes in an ice bucket8-10 °C · vintage up to 12 °COpening a bottleHold the cork, tilt the bottle and turn the bottle, not the corkTilt 30-45° · turn the bottle, not the corkHow to pourPour in two stages, slowly; a tilted glass keeps more fizzTwo stages · slowly · tilted glass keeps more CO2GlassesA tall glass with a wide bowl and narrowing rim, washed without detergentTall glass, generous bowl, narrow rimStorageUpright or lying down, dark, stable 10-15 °C, 60-80% humidityUpright or lying down · 10-15 °C · 60-80% humidity · darknessKeeping an opened bottleUse an airtight stopper; a teaspoon in the neck does not keep the bubblesAirtight stopper · the teaspoon mythBottle sizesAll 14 Champagne bottle sizes, and which must be fermented in their own bottle14 formats from Quart to Melchizedec · same-bottle rule