Please pardon the cross-posting to RCAAM members.

The Computer History Museum is moving its collection offsite. In the interest 
of safely packing, moving and storing champagne bottles, we’d like to empty 
them while doing our best to preserve the labels, foil seal, wire and cork as 
best as possible. OK, OK, aside from the usual jokes of just pouring it out into 
lightly chilled glasses on a Friday afternoon, we’d seriously like to know if 
anyone else out there has had to empty champagne bottles for long-term 
storage and what technique you employed. One thought would be to use a 
small hand drill to slowly release the pressure/gases, but we’re not confident 
that’s possible without risking a sudden explosion of sort not to mention a 
huge mess. Any recommendations or suggestions? 

Karen
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Karen Kroslowitz, Collection Move Coordinator
Computer History Museum 
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
V: 408-586-9796 (Mon & Tue)
V: 650-810-1895 (Wed - Fri)
F: 650-810-1055
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