See under sparkling wine closure.
The classic closure for sparkling wine(champagne, sparkling wine) is a special, mushroom-shaped cork, which has a larger volume/diameter than that for still wines due to the high carbon dioxide pressure. The cork is secured by means of an agraffe. The small metal capsules...
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