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Step 1: Tilt the bottle and release the wire. Step 2: Remove the wire and its cover, taking care to keep the cork in place. Avoid pointing the cork towards your guests. Champagne is a living being; it evolves over time. In addition to storage conditions, which have a direct impact on the quality of the wine and how it develops, the blends vintage it contains, as well as the shape of the bottle also determine how the champagne develops as time goes by.

The cellaring time for vintage champagnes is longer. Take it out around 15 minutes before serving to let the bottle warm ever so slightly. There are three types of champagne glasses to choose from: Champagne flutes, coupes and tulips.

Real Champagne glasses have curves, which highlight the aromas and allow the bubbles to fizz for longer. Drink your Champagne by holding the glass by its stem rather than the bowl, to stop it from warming up too quickly.

Cocktail recipes: A French 75 cocktail combines gin, Champagne, lemon juice and sugar to create a classic drink that dates back to Paris in Make it by pouring gin, syrup, and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shaking vigorously.

Cocktail recipes: A brunch favourite, Mimosa is a staple Champagne-based cocktail and one of the easiest to put together.

Make sure both ingredients are chilled before mixing into a glass and stirring. Do not shake this cocktail, as the bubbles will disperse. Serve with an optional garnish of cherries or strawberries.

Cocktail recipes: Another popular mixed drink, a Kir Royale is a variation of a Kir, made with Champagne rather than white wine. Serve this cocktail in a Champagne flute and garnish with a frozen blackberry. The first bottles were sold to American company Simon Bros. And it's your birthday! A gold-plated wine to launch your golden years. E-mail your wine and spirits questions to Beppi Crosariol. Look for answers to select questions to appear in the Decanter newsletter and on The Globe and Mail web site.

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