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 ...

New Year's Eve is fast approaching, and with it, an opportunity to really savor champagne. And since you've got to open the bottle to get to the good stuff, you might as well do it in the most ...

The first time you see someone sabre a bottle of Champagne a series of thoughts run through your mind: Why is that person waving a knife… or perhaps a sword? What’s that in their other hand? A bottle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Get ready to impress your guests on December 31. There are several theories behind the origins of Champagne sabering (aka lopping ...

During a recent visit to the Wine Room at Atlanta's St. Regis hotel my cocktail reverie is broken by a flurry of commotion. I notice people hustling along the corridor gathering in a clutch near the ...