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For the same reason that putting a gallon plastic milk jug full of water on the corners of your yard keeps dogs of you lawn. "It don't." "It does nothing whatsoever - apart from dangle." http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/wfi/drinks/wine/0103086.asp "The famous “trick” of leaving a teaspoon on the neck of the bottle has no effect on the sparkling wine and therefore is useless. " http://www.diwinetaste.com/dwt/en2002116.php The question should be, "Why do people think it does?" My guess, bubbles collect on the spoon and ergo the spoon is saving them bubbles. How long should the spoon be? Does it gotta be down in the wine? What if it don't reach all the way to the wine? Does it gotta be silver? You can save sparkling wines in the refrigirator longer than you can quiescent ones. The dissolved gas inside the wine fills the bottle with CO2 rather than air, and that helps protect the wine from oxidation and spoilage. You can buy stoppers specifically for this purpose. And I got a stick for sale that keeps moose out of your garage. I've been using it for years and I have never had a moose in my garage.
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A teaspoon in any glass bottle of fizzy drink which is more than 1/3 full WILL keep the liquid fizzy in the fridge for up to about three days. The spoon handle should not touch the liquid. Don't ask me why - I don't know. I learnt this when living in Argentina as a child, with old fashioned glass coke bottles. I've been saving my champagne this way for the last 20 years or more and it works! I've only ever used stainless steel teaspoons. I've not tried silver and I have my doubts that plastic would work. And trust me, I've tried all the stoppers and corks and covers that "save" your sparkling wine - and none of them keep leftover champagne as fizzy as the regular old little teaspoon. Try it before you knock it!
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