Essential Accessories for Champagne & Sparkling Wine

Ice Bucket

Using an ice bucket to hold your ice nuggets not only makes a nice focal point for the wine but it also chills it much quicker – just 20 minutes rather than 2 hours in the fridge. There are many different designs around, some branded with a particular label and some made with various materials such as glass, metal or plastic.

Otherwise, just a simple aluminium ice bucket such as will do the trick.

Glassware

Good bubbly deserves good glassware so it’s worth deciding what type of glass you want and investing in a few you really like. It doesn’t need to cost a huge amount, there’s glassware for all budgets.

The world’s most expensive Champagne glass cost $400,000! It was made from diamond and crystal by designer John Calleija.

Bottle Stopper

On those (perhaps rare) occasions you have some bubbly left over, don’t throw it out! Get your hands on a bottler stopper/sealer.

Sabre

Learn how to sabre a bottle of Champagne and impress your friends with this party trick.