How to Open A Wine Bottle With a Wax Cap

You do not see them a lot these days, wine bottles with a wax cap. But some vintners, such as the brothers Raveneau in Chablis, swear by it. The video below shows you how to open such a bottle. An additional tip: remove the pieces of sealing-wax before you pull the the cork completely from the bottle. Otherwise fine pieces might fall in to the wine. The sealing-wax on the Raveneau bottles is more brittle than what you see in this movie and shatters easily.