A metal stopper made for sparkling wine, which is a different problem from still wine: the pressure inside the bottle pushes a plug straight back out unless the seal grips the neck properly.
This one pushes into the neck and locks against it, holding the bubbles in so a bottle opened on Friday is still worth pouring on Saturday, rather than flat and disappointing.
Material: stainless steel.
Size: 6 x 3 cm.
Fits: most champagne and sparkling wine bottles.
Contents: 1 stopper.
A small solid object that lives in a drawer and comes out whenever a bottle is opened and not finished, at home or behind a bar. Stainless steel means it can be washed and dried without any of the swelling or staining that ruins a cork.
Rinse it after use and check the neck of the bottle is clean and dry before pushing the stopper home, which gives the tightest seal.
