Safer cork removal

Idiocy, sorry. You open the bottle securing the cork all the time with your hand so it never can fly away. Period.

M.

Crown cap seals which reduce danger of flying corks, reduce cork taints to zero and help better maturation:

M..

Hey Pumbaa, Not sure if this is a :-) on your part or not? In my experience it's always easy to remove the cork on a sparkling wine. Just ease out the cork until you hear a gentle "pop", no explosions, no foam, no wine on the ceiling. Dick R.

I haven't had a bottle of Sparkling wine in many years. I usually stick to Australian reds. But I had no problems either. I used to wrap a towel over the cork on sparkling wine as an extra safety measure. I think some people like to see the cork fly as that is what seemed to happen in a lot of the old movies that I have viewed. Wasting expensive wine is about as smart as shooting a rifle with no regard to what the bullet might hit.

Still wondering about the 12,889 "injury cases" the researchers investigated and how long it took to compile that figure, surely it couldn't have been for a single year?

Right. Just twist it slo o o w ly and you're in business.

Dan-O

Absolutely!!!!!! When a good friend began opening a magnum of Roederer on my deck, I observed that he removed the cage and foil, and then reached for something on a nearby table. I bolted out the kitchen door, but too late. The cork dislodged and hit him just below the eye. Other than a large sore spot, no real damage done, but 1/2" would have been a different story. He knew better, and has successfuly opened hundreds of bottles of bubbly, but this one did get away. Never, never, never take your hand off of the cork!

Hunt