My sister and mother swear that putting the handle of a teaspoon in an opened bottle of sparkling wine keeps it fizzy, even overnight. My scientist husband says this is rubbish. I reckon it seems to work but don’t know why or how. Is there any scientific basis to it?
Sharon Palser
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