A glass of champagne or other sparkling wine is a drink that is usually enjoyed on special occasions or in celebrations such as New Year's. Champagne can also be paired with juice for lunch. However, if you can't finish a bottle of champagne within a few hours of opening it, you can close it again and save it for another time. As long as the bottle is tightly closed, champagne or sparkling wine that has been opened can last up to three to five days. There are several ways to reseal a champagne bottle, with additional tips you can follow to save any leftover champagne if you can't close it again.
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Part 1 of 2: Recap the Champagne Bottle
Step 1. Try using the old cork cap
When the cork is removed from the champagne bottle, the cork shrinks so that it cannot be put back on. Regular wine bottles and some alcohol bottles have straight cork caps that can be reused to close champagne bottles.
- Cork a champagne bottle with a wine or whiskey bottle cork.
- Champagne bottles are specially designed to withstand the pressure of carbon dioxide. Don't put leftover champagne in a regular wine bottle to keep it.
Step 2. Use a special cover or stopper
There is a lid or stopper specially made for storing champagne. The special stopper has been designed to fit perfectly into the champagne bottle. Some stoppers can suck up any remaining air in the bottle. In addition there is also a stopper that can withstand the pressure that appears in the bottle.
The wine that can be called champagne is a wine made in a special tradition in the Champagne region of France. Sparkling wines from other regions may have bottles with different cork sizes, so make sure you use a special champagne stopper
Step 3. Use plastic
If you don't have an old cork or champagne stopper, you can cover the bottle with plastic. Wrap the edge of the mouth of the bottle tightly and tie it with a rubber band.
Part 2 of 2: Chilling and Storing Leftover Champagne
Step 1. Cool the champagne with ice
If you plan to finish a bottle of champagne overnight, allow the bottle to cool in a bucket of ice to preserve the taste. Champagne is usually served between 7C and 14ºC.
Fill half a metal bucket with a mixture of ice and water. Place the bottle in the bucket and pour the ice and water into the bucket until it is full. Make sure one-third of the bottle is above the surface of the contents of the bucket
Step 2. Store the champagne in the refrigerator
The most important factor in storing champagne is keeping it cool so that the champagne flavors and bubbles don't disappear. In fact, if you plan to use up your leftover champagne within 24 hours, you can refrigerate it without closing it.
Step 3. Don't freeze the champagne
Freezing champagne will spoil its taste and the bottle may explode if frozen too long.
