Saw this a while back, thought I should share it for those who haven’t seen it yet. Jonathan Ross, sommelier at Eleven Madison Park demonstrates the Old World method of using heated tongs to open wine bottles.
http://www.businessinsider.com/open-wine-bottle-hot-tongs-2013-12
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The bottle opening procedure was impressive, I have never seen it before. I do want to get to 11 Madison Park as I have never been there. With that said, I doubt I will order a bottle that is expensive enough to warrant that much dedication to opening the bottle.
Thanks for sharing.