Does anyone agree with this? When I’m using a waiter’s key to open a bottle, I always cut the foil above the lip. Of course, this excludes the (majority) of times I just pull the entire capsule off.
Usually, I try to pull the whole thing off.
If I can’t just pull it off, I slice it right down the entire side and peel it off.
Same Same.
+1
Under the lip! It makes it so easy to cut it off quickly and neatly, especially when I’m doing 24 bottles all at once at a big tasting.
I try to pull it off as gently as possible so that I can replace it after I refill the bottle for future auction sale.
I’m with Andrew… pull or peel the whole thing!!
Sabre !
Under the lip/collar. Back in the day, the capsule was made of lead foil. You cut it under the collar to avoid having the wine inadvertantly contact lead while while pouring.
A cut foil looks better that way, too. But wiith some of the plasticky capsules these days, it is easier just to tear the thing off.
I pull off the whole thing too.
Me too.
Below the lip is “proper” and you can get the cleanest line that way. For home consumption, just pull it off.
I cut at “Not Here”. Just easier. Capsules tend to be loose under the lip and the whole thing usually peels off.
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JD
OK, as I noted in my post, pulling the foil, if possible is my most common method. I also understand that many of you savages would gnaw directly through the glass if it would get you to your hooch faster.
HOWEVER, if I do need to cut the foil, I find it’s easier gripping the neck and cutting down against the lip, as opposed to trying to “peel” the foil off by attacking it from the bottom. Am I alone in this?
Below the lip is “proper” and you can get the cleanest line that way. For home consumption, just pull it off.
Citation? Or is this based upon the historical lead content as someone else noted?
95% of the time I pull it off.
Top of the lip for me.
Top of the lip, it acts as a drip guard.