Sparkling Wine
Always put a tea towel or cloth over the cork of a bottle of sparkling wine, champagne etc. BEFORE you attempt to undo the wire cork retainer thingy. I took a bottle of Asti out of a cupboard, it had not been disturbed for a long time, I was undoing the wire and the cork flew out and missed my fiancee's face by a couple of inches. There did not seem to be any tension on the wire as I undid it but it went off suddenly.
(Mackeson_drinker, Sat 3 Nov 2012, 10:56, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

So you unexpectedly popped your cork over your fiancée's face and there was no tension in the wire?

I think there are some ointments and sprays you can get to slow things down, see if that helps.
( Ghoti Fingers, Sun 4 Nov 2012, 18:16, Reply)

Don't worry
I have had no complaints in er,,,,that department!
(Mackeson_drinker, Mon 5 Nov 2012, 7:40, Reply)