Opening Wine at Eleven Madison Park (ORIGINAL video) 

Rich people scamming other rich people is a beautiful ancient art form😂

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This is usually done with old vintage bottles of wine or port in case the cork is brittle and falls apart when you use a corkscrew

- Could you open the wine for me? - Sure. (Grabs a flamethrower)

Glad you guys enjoyed. Corkage fee will be $50😇

- Sir, could you open that wine bottle? - sure, it will just take 7 minutes

Anxiety of getting glass particles into my drink

How to get suckers to pay more for the same bottle of wine.

His smile at the end was the smile knowing you just made money off of the simplest thing that wasn’t worth it but you still gotta play the part.

As a construction worker, I can confirm this is the best way to open a bottle of wine

Awesome! The opening of old vintage bourgogne with no cork-damage!

That's a 2002 Domaine Robert Groffier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru. For wines over 20 years, the cork will lose its firmness and you don't want to use a cork screw. Although I'd just use a wine cork extractor instead of opening the wine this way.

Gets bill. Wine: 11.99. Wine opening: $489.

*takes sip Hmmm... yes... I'm getting strong notes of.... getting screwed on the bill

The awkwardness of having a waiter do that at the table having everybody look at you

It's indirect way of saying , you gotta drink it all here , can't take it home 😂

Waiter : pouring wine man : "that's amazing"

Thats a traditionnal way to open old Vintage port wine. The reason being that they are left to mature for 10-15 years or more in the bottle, and the sugary nature of the port wine make the cork very sticky and it might fall appart if opened like a wine.

THAT WAS FANTASTIC, HEH HEH HEH HEH

I once opened a bottle of wine with one of those hand pumps with the needle that pumps up your basketball.

This technique is actually used when opening very old bottles. In this case, old corks could break even if the wine is correctly stored. It's kinda fancy, and I really don't know if this particular wine is a very old one, but yeah, that's why it's done.

*“You’re welcome, that will be $2900”*

Looks like a chemistry lab 😂

When your bartender has to wear a suit, you know the stuff is serious

"Would you like your wine opened with a cork screw, or with a bench of laboratory tools, Sir?"

If your waiter is in a Tom Ford Suit, refinance your home to pay the bill

It’s like people have never seen port tongs before

That is sooo dangerous, imagine a shard of glass chiiping into your wine

“That was sensational!” Richest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.

This process was designed so you could open a bottle and serve it after the cork gets too crumbly to pull out. Also traditionally used to open bottles of aged port, AKA fortified wines, the higher alcohol content allowing you to age it in bottles long past the corks integrity remains.

that silent "damn" you know they're impressed

This torch has been lit since the early 1920s, and is, and will be responsible for opening select bottles of wine for some of the worlds most prominent leaders.

The rich never cease to amaze me with how extra they have to be

The receipt will be even more amazing!

Imagine paying to see grade school physics 😂

Just love this. Should eat there. Even I don't drink :D

...and that is how to sell a whole bottle of overpriced wine instead of a single wine glass 😂😂😂

I tried opening my wine like this but the box caught on fire.

It actually makes sense in one case. If you have a really old wine the Cork often disassembled it self when pulling out, so this protects you from cork falling into the wine.

If you don't study physics at school, then everything around you will be magic.

My cousin has worked at a winery for 12 years now. He always says to make a $500 bottle of wine you just have to have proper presentation, use fancy tools when pouring, and most importantly tell a story. If someone really thinks a cheap bottle is worth $500 and is willing to pay for it, then it’s suddenly a $500 bottle

l went to a restaurant in Arkansas and the dude opened my beer with a Sawzall. lt was so elegant.

That guy: this will take a minute Me: I just want my wine 🍷 🤬👿😡😤

Watching this (and the England game) makes it easier on the old ticker 😅

Waiter looks and moves like he came straight out of a Matrix movie

Guy's suit is clean asf

There was absolutely no reason to open that with port tongs… that cork was immaculate.

Now u just bought the whole bottle and that will be $500 sir

You know it's fancy when they bust out the $34 backpacking stove

imagine when that stuck and that is last one coin that you have :')

That dude is probably making major bank doing that job, but he still has the most disappointed parents in all of Asia😂😂😂

When you're so rich they have to create solutions to problems that didn't exist.

When your chemistry lab goes bankrupt so you open a restaurant, but you still have all the equipment.

Dude im already home - night - sleep when you have opend it

In a blind taste i wonder how many ppl would be able to tell how the bottle was opened

Very old wines, the cork tends to disintegrate when you use a regular cork screw opener and drops into the wine. So they use techniques like this to avoid many small bits of cork. Although, if they are filtering, you could filter out the cork. Just wouldn't look as graceful stuffing about with a broken soggy cork.

The rich- "Thats sensational" The poor- "Bro thats fkn sick"

When you're too good for a corkscrew

There's still a lot of residue inside the bottle. You're also supposed to swirl the bottle to accentuate the "breathing" of the wine before you drink it.

Fun fact, if you just pop the cork you won’t have to worry about the glass in your wine either. And it’s 2 minutes faster.

*”Now, shall I remove the label for an additional fee my fine guests?”*

Bis des offen ist bin ich verdurschted 😂❤

"$1,000!? What if I open it myself?" "That'll be $100 Sir"

hey, guys. this is an actual technique used when the bottle is so old that the integrity of the cork is questionable. they open it that way to ensure that the cork doesn't disintegrate and fall into the wine. cork degrades over time and while the wine is still good, if it's pierced by a corkscrew it can crumble. so you cut open the bottle to preserve it and the wine inside. they're not scamming the diners, they're actually avoiding charging them and wasting the product.

Can I just drink the wine dude, btw who’s got a bottle opener for 5 seconds 😅

How fancy do you want it? Me: Yes.

Its a technique used to open very old bottles where the corks have often degraded to the point where using a corkscrew results in the cork crumbling into pieces and ruining the wine

Bro did a whole science fair project just to pour a drink

When you’re with your boys, just open the bottle.

"Do you have a regular bottle opener🤨 I'm sure that would be an extra $50 for that method"

- What did you study? - I’m a major in wine bottle opening 😂

I feel like I’d be in debt just from breathing at this place

Filtering it was the cherry on top 😂😂

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They’re called port tongs. They’re used to open older bottles where the cork might break apart. Thats also why they strain it. To get pieces of cork and possible glass pieces and any sediment out. Considering this is a pretty fancy looking place, the odds they have some pretty well aged bottles of wine seems high to me.

Dude said “you bought the bottle and you finishing it all tonight”

I hope those filters are good enough, if you swallow small shards of glass, you can immediately have a heart attack

This is unnecessarily dangerous.

He is carrying more instruments than our school lab . 😭😭😭

The corkscrew was invented in 1795, People in 1794:

Now u get red wine 🍷 with lil bit of glass shards.

This was all improvised when he forgot the opener. He quickly ran to the blacksmith next door and the barber 5 minutes away to get supplies while his coworker went to the local college to steal a burner

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"You see that clean break? that'll cost you $1500."

I've watched it 4th time in my life

I'd would love to see Khabby Lame versions "How To Open a Bottle of Wine" 🤣🤣

>That will be $200 please, sir. >For the bottle? >No, for the service.

Very old wines are usually opened like that, because the cork gets to brittle to remove with a corkscrew.

Meanwhile me buying cheap wine that has a plastic screw cap 😂

Culinary arts did not even begin to breach this technique.

Wine cork was invented in 1600. Waiters in 1599:

Moral of the story: The richer you are,the longer you take to eat.

His mood changed when they started talking about sake

Nice, circus and restaurant experience in one.

If you offer to open my wine like this, I'm in the wrong restaurant for my wallet and I'm remortgaging my house to pay the bill.

“That is sensational” 😂 they really got old dude on the hook😂

People have the money to get a bottle wine but they don't have the power to open it

Me: opening same bottle placing it in 1 700 Yeezy runner’s while banging it against the wall 😅😂😂😂😂

I like the little black napkin used to cover the propane tank to make the light weight camping stove look fancy.

Sometimes when I don't want to open my front door, I take a diamond glass cutter and carefully remove the window pane. Bam. I'm in.