Quote from Frasier in And the Whimper Is...
Frasier: Daphne, you may not be aware of this, but there is a special secret to opening a bottle of champagne, especially a fine French champagne as unprepossessing as this one, two hundred dollars a bottle. In order to prevent spillage, one does not simply twist out the cork. Instead, one holds the cork stationary, you see, and then gives the bottle three easy turns. One... [The cork flies out and champagne gushes everywhere] Oh, God. Oh, no, get some glasses!