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Step-by-step guide: How to open Champagne like a pro

Why ruin good Champagne with an exploding mess? Here's our photographed guide to opening Champagne or sparkling wine with style and grace.

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
Photography by Christine Picheca

How to open Champagne: Step one
This article was originally titled "A Dinner to Remember " from the January 2006 issue of Canadian Living Magazine.

Dramatically popping a Champagne cork is both wasteful - and potentially dangerous. A slow release of pressure (known as the lover's sigh) prevents wine from gushing out or the cork from popping off in all directions. Here are tips for an elegant pour.

1. Chill your Champagne or sparkling wine
Serve Champagne and sparkling wine chilled (about 7 C). To chill wine quickly, place in a bucket with equal parts ice and cold water.

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