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  Everyone can open a bottle of wine with the right tools, but not everyone dares to approach a bottle of bubbles with confidence. After all, there’s three times the pressure inside a car tire in a bottle of sparkling wine. It’s time to step under the spotlight and be the person of the hour. Today we’re telling you how to open a bottle of Champagne like a Sommelier. Remember, practice makes perfect, so after a few bottles, you’ll be uncorking those sturdy bottles like a pro. Before we get started, we’d love to invite you on a Chauffeur Drive, Melbourne Yarra Valley private winery tour to the Yarra Valley, they surely know how to make some world class bubbles up there! 1. Safety First! Before you attempt opening a bottle of sparkling wine, make sure you and your guests are safe. A flying rogue cork is no joke, and it can give you a black eye or even break a window. Never shake a bottle of wine, and if it’s been subject to a lot of movement, let it rest before attempting t...

  Everyone who’s ever been bitten by the wine bug knows wine is always much more than wine. It’s the stemware, the accessories, and all those things that make wine fun, more enjoyable - the wine universe altogether. Because enjoying wine is also building a collection of wine artifacts, we’d love to share with you the wine geek accessories you must have. We've put together this list according to the guests we take on our Chauffeur Drive, Melbourne, Yarra Valley private winery tours to visit the beautiful Yarra Valley Private Winery tours . Have you tried them yet? 1. Drop stoppers   Drop stoppers can be quite varied, but they all serve the same purpose, stopping drops of inky wine from staining your tablecloth or ruining a perfectly nice label. Some drop stoppers are rings that fit the bottle’s neck. They catch even the sneakiest of wine drops. Others, which are quite fashionable, are thin, metallic or plastic disks that you roll and place in the bottle’s mouth. Being s...