Instead of the normal cage, this wine has a solid metal collar around the neck and a thick loop of metal around the cork that is welded to the solid metal collar. I’ve never seen this before, and called a few somm friends who had also never seen this. We can’t saber it because the glass neck is protected by the metal collar. My only thought is pliers but that doesn’t seem right. Any thoughts?
Blackdiced
Oh shit is that can sumol? We just got that in to my wine store.
Blackdiced
To answer your question they twist off with a bit of pressure and then you just open it like a normal corked bottle of sparkling.
750cL
It’s called an agrafe
You open it by placing a bottle opener horizontal to the vertical rod of metal, and pushing it away from yourself. Vid here for demonstration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTUbI2ZXjU
Ok-Description2442
It’s called an ‘agrafe’ – a few makers use this. I’ve seen it with Henri Giraud. They give you a fancy little tool but you don’t need it. Just use your normal ‘waiters friend’ corkscrew / opener but use the beer bottle opener bit to hook through the side and pop the metal piece off using a bit of pressure. Then remove cork normally. Be careful as you would for any champagne that the cork is pointed away in case it pops off straight away after removing the metal agrafe.
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Instead of the normal cage, this wine has a solid metal collar around the neck and a thick loop of metal around the cork that is welded to the solid metal collar. I’ve never seen this before, and called a few somm friends who had also never seen this. We can’t saber it because the glass neck is protected by the metal collar. My only thought is pliers but that doesn’t seem right. Any thoughts?
Oh shit is that can sumol? We just got that in to my wine store.
To answer your question they twist off with a bit of pressure and then you just open it like a normal corked bottle of sparkling.
It’s called an agrafe
You open it by placing a bottle opener horizontal to the vertical rod of metal, and pushing it away from yourself. Vid here for demonstration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTUbI2ZXjU
It’s called an ‘agrafe’ – a few makers use this. I’ve seen it with Henri Giraud. They give you a fancy little tool but you don’t need it. Just use your normal ‘waiters friend’ corkscrew / opener but use the beer bottle opener bit to hook through the side and pop the metal piece off using a bit of pressure. Then remove cork normally. Be careful as you would for any champagne that the cork is pointed away in case it pops off straight away after removing the metal agrafe.
Is it ever wrong to open champagne with a sabre?