Sabrage

What gentlemen or lady for that matter, wouldn't want to learn how to do this to celebrate a great adventure or just impress your guests. There are many theories on the origin of sabrage. One tells about how this technique became popular in France when the army of Napoleon visited many of the aristocrat domains. It was just after the French revolution and the sabre was the weapon of choice of Napoleon's fearsome cavalry. Napoleon's spectacular victories across all Europe gave them plenty of reason to celebrate. During these parties the cavalry would open the Champagne with their sabres. Napoleon probably encouraged this and is known to have said: "Champagne! In victory one deserves it; in defeat one needs it."

Another one tells about Madame Clicquot who had inherited her husbands small Champagne house at the age of 27. She used to entertain Napoleon's officers in her vineyard and as they rode off in the early morning with their complimentary bottle of Champagne, they would open it with their sabre to impress the rich young widow. At your service.

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