‘Always Champagne’: Mark Oldman on Why Champagne and Other Bubblies Shouldn’t Be Saved for Only Special Occasions

“Life’s too short not to have Champagne in your fridge,” says wine expert Mark Oldman.

If there’s an ultimate way to open a bottle of bubbly, this is it. Mark Oldman sabered over 30 bottles in Central Park last spring for a photo shoot for his book cover. When he gave the sabered bottles away to passersby, half were suspicious, and half were delighted. “It was a sloppy mess by the end, but we got our shot,” he said. Jiyang Chen

For some reason, we Americans tend to reserve bubbly for celebrations.

“This is one of the great issues with bubbly—people save it for birthdays and ball drops,” said Mark Oldman, a wine expert based in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood.