These raucous shouts weren’t in a stadium, but at a sabering — the slicing open of a Champagne bottle with one smooth motion of a knife. Blake Leonard, a certified sommelier and third-generation heir ...

Get ready to impress your guests on December 31. There are several theories behind the origins of Champagne sabering (aka lopping off the tip of the Champagne bottle’s neck with a sword or knife.) ...

Here’s a safe, step-by-step guide to opening a champagne bottle with a saber like a pro. Don’t expect correct change when paying with cash, some businesses warn Kid Rock Makes Quite A Claim About ...

With the quick whip of a saber, you can open a bottle of champagne. Saberage may look like a cool party trick but it can sometimes lead to disaster. A bottle of champagne generally has about twice the ...

Sure, you can open a bottle of Champagne with your bare hands—but why would you when you can use a bona fide sword instead? A good Champagne saber will not only pop your favorite bubbly, it’ll make ...

Keep the bottle of Champagne at a 45-degree angle and turn the bottle, not the cork. There should be a fizzle, but no pop.

Allow me to introduce you to a new, awesome word: sabrage. It’s the name given to the practice of opening a champagne bottle with a sword. If your New Year’s resolution is to be a badass, you should ...

Hold the base of the bottle with your non-dominant hand, placing your thumb securely in the punt (the dimple at the bottom) for stability. Tilt the bottle upward at a 30–45° angle, pointing it away ...

There is something both thrilling and dangerous about mixing champagne and steel swords. If watching people slice the corks off bottles of champagne sounds entertaining, get yourself to a'Bouzy ...

Late one night, having consumed the exact quantity of wine that makes this sort of thing seem like a good idea, I watched, giggling, as sommelier Ashley Santoro tried to open a bottle of sparkling ...

Sure, you can open a bottle of Champagne with your bare hands—but why would you when you can use a bona fide sword instead? A good Champagne saber will not only pop your favorite bubbly, it’ll make ...