Degassing Sparkling Wine

[Dominick]

Anyone ever degass sparkling wines or champagne?

If so how did you do it without loosing the natural spark/fizz in the wine?

I'll be degassing a sparkling wine and don't want to flatten it.

I would like for it to keep its fizz, but don't want the corks popping out of the bottles.

Thanks

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[Wade E]

You dont want to degas as thats what makes it sparkling! The C02 in suspension is the sparkling effect. Are you really making a sparkling wine cause if so you need Champagne bottles with real Champagne corks wether they be tha natural corks in which you need a special corker to do so or the plastic stoppers and both the wire tie down hoods. Are you re fermenting in the bottle and doing riddling?
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[Dominick]

This question was for the Lambrusco wade. - wouldnt consider it a fully sparkling wine, but it is lightly sparkling.

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[Wade E]

If its too carbonated then i would probably just hit it very quickly with mix stir and taste it to see if it needs more.