Submitted by alt0bs t3_10btpxh in tifu

So I subscribe to a wine delivery service, basically I put $20 away every month and about once a year I order a case of wine. Well today was the day I received my wine wooo. I had gotten a bottle of champagne in the case and was feeling celebratory/ have orange juice in the fridge so I figured let’s mimosa. Well I really only wanted one so I grabbed a wine stopper and attempted to store the bottle in my fridge. I tried to put it on multiple shelves and the door but it didn’t fit. Eventually I decided no big deal I’ll just put it laying down and it will be fine. Welp I lay it down and turn around to talk to my child turn back around to grab ingredients for his second breakfast and boom champagne blast to the face. Moral of the story don’t store champagne sideways. I’m an idiot I know. Now it’s in a bucket of ice on the counter and I’m not sure what to do because I have no desire to be drunk during the middle of the day but also do not want to waste a whole bottle of bubbly. Sighs glad I had eye drops on hand. Maybe I can bake a champagne cake? Who knows.

Tl:dr blasted in face with champagne from improper storage. Stuck with an opened bottle of champagne that’s I don’t know what to do with.

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Reddit-username_here t1_j4c64i3 wrote

>my child turn back around to grab ingredients for his second breakfast

Why 2 breakfasts?

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alt0bs OP t1_j4c6oft wrote

Idk he’s 2 - we had chocolate waffles for breakfast and he ate it all. I’m storing the champagne he says he wants eggs. The first breakfast was unhealthy but I’m having a mimosa Lmao so why not have a luxurious morning. He wanted protein packed food I’m not going to argue. Sometimes he won’t eat breakfast at all so I’m just happy he’s eating.

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Nyawk t1_j4c8e8z wrote

LPT: Avoid this by always finishing the whole bottle at once. HIC!

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Ok_Rhubarb7652 t1_j4ccirh wrote

You can freeze it with some juice and a grown up slushy. Just keep raking a fork over it every hour or so to keep breaking up the ice.

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cupcakesnsarcasm t1_j4cm921 wrote

Champagne cupcakes are delicious - I bake them for special occasions, and even use bubbly in the buttercream. Tons of recipes online!

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roxinmyhead t1_j4cunca wrote

Stephen Colbert had a hilarious intrrview with Tom Hanks this week where Tom introduced him to the concept of Diet Cole and champagne. Colbert said it was wierdly delicious and might ultimately prove to be his downfall. Google Colbert Diet Cokagne

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zorggalacticus t1_j4d1qfz wrote

Second breakfast? Seems things are going well down at the shire, other than the whole champagne mishap. Give my regards to Gandalf whenever you see him next.

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ConvivialKat t1_j4d2fvx wrote

Buy yourself a champagne stopper. They clamp on to the rim of the bottle and are pretty strong. Also, find a place to store your champers "partially upright" (leaning a bit is OK) in the fridge.

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CMJJ117 t1_j4d3pfr wrote

…I think you missed the actual lesson here. It’s not to not store it sideways but to use a proper stopper.

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alt0bs OP t1_j4dge9v wrote

This is fair. Before today I would have cheeped out and said but I have a stopped why waste money on a niche product… clearly the correct stopper would have been a valuable investment

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nzbelllydancer t1_j4e0m90 wrote

Campaign baking is nice, bottle best stored in fridge door upright standing position though

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ChimoEngr t1_j4e93uj wrote

Storing it on its side is fine. Storing it with a normal wine stopper is not. You need one that is designed to hold the pressure in by gripping the ridges at the top of the bottle.

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Kithesile t1_j4egqfj wrote

"And so you just finished off the bottle?"

"Well I had to. It's vodka, you know. It goes bad once it's opened."

"I think that's another one of mom's little fibs. You know, like, I'll sacrifice anything for my children."

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LetsJustSetItOnFire t1_j4f27rw wrote

Honestly, glad you're okay, jokingly I've heard of worst things to get blasted in the face with.gif

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errr_lusto t1_j4f3f0x wrote

I thought you were supposed to store champagne sideways because it’s bad to let the cork get dry?

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dukeofurl01 t1_j4f7xah wrote

That's why champagne bottles hold the cork in with wire when they're new

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throwawaysbacct1 t1_j4g5c59 wrote

I learned this the hard way walking with it in a bag in nyc … cork went up , we laughed and kept it moving

I swear some kids around us thought we had a fun or something with the noise it made & stared.

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O_Ammi_G t1_j4gm2lk wrote

Invest in a champagne stopper. It clamps down on the ridge at the top. Works great.

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