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You may have noticed small knives popping up in wine shops. Why? Because sabering — a fancy way to open Champagne with a sword — has become fashionable. To that, Adams says to "put the kitchen knife down and step away from the bottle. Sabering a bottle of bubbly has become all the rage (and is very fun), but you end up losing a fourth of the wine straight to the ground, and I've seen some gnarly injuries from doing it while already drunk, which is usually when it happens." There are alternatives for adding more pizzazz. "Why not make a Champagne tower instead?" Adams suggests. "Low coupes are best for stacking, and you can totally use plastic ones, but make sure to place the bottom layer on a tray of some sort for any drips. It's a party trick that gets everyone excited and definitely breaks the ice. I'm actually doing it at my wedding too!"