Tips on keeping prosecco fizzy

[rosybell]

So, I often really fancy a glass of prosecco or some other fizzy wine on a Friday night, however my DH doesnt drink it and I usually fancy around 2 glasses. Any tips on keeping it fizzy after it has been opened until the next night? Thinking there may be some kind of mumsnet life hack that I dont know about ...

[ACurlyWurly]

I use a champagne saver that i found on a rare trip to waitrose like this www.amazon.co.uk/Cooking-Marvellous-Champagne-Stopper/dp/B001E4G884?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[BurntSausage]

A teaspoon with the handle down the neck of the bottle. Don’t know why but it works! Probably not long term but definitely for the next day or two.

[IHeartKingThistle]

Yep - put a teaspoon in the neck and leave it there. Stays fizzy for ages.

[thepartysover]

Note on the teaspoon - it has to be silver to work apparently! I'm with PP on the champagne saver. Will keep wine fizzy for days.

[rosybell]

Thanks! at 95p plus free delivery that champagne stopper could be my best bargain of the year (if it works..)

[moreismore]

Champagne saver
Buy the mini bottles
Drink it quicker

[BurntSausage]

@thepartysover I’ve never used a silver one, just a bog standard 10 for a quid teaspoon

[rosybell]

Will try the teaspoon trick tonight though. Not sure I have a silver one..

[bettybyebye]

I used to do the teaspoon trick which works ok, but being given a fizz stopper (like the one linked above) has been life changing! 😂 it works so much better, I can open a bottle of cava on a Saturday night and drink half, leave it in the fridge till the following weekend and it’s good as new!

[Pomegranatemolasses]

The teaspoon trick is utter rubbish. The reason it seems to work is that sparkling wines naturally have a certain amount of CO2 which doesn't dissipate immediately, hence the myth arose that a teaspoon was actually doing the trick.

[piglet81]

Careful with the champagne stoppers. I have one and it created such a fearsome vacuum that when I took it off again the next day the thing shot across the room, smashed a couple of glasses and nearly hit my MIL in the face. Scared us all senseless so now I just finish the bottle the first time

[ShirleyPhallus]

The teaspoon thing is a myth

www.scientificamerican.com/article/sparkling-wine-teaspoon-myth/

Just leave it in the fridge for a night and it will be fine. Or better, use a champagne stopper (Lakeland or amazon do them)

[mindutopia]

I honestly just scrunch up some kitchen foil into a cork shape and shove it in. It will always keep it fizzy for at least a day.