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Failure Analysis Laboratory: Exploding Champagne Bottle Failure

January 4, 2021 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Background: The neck interior of all wine bottles is narrower at the very top than lower down in the bottle. The bottle interior is an inverted cone.  So, due to cork expansion after bottling, the bottom of the cork is wider than the part at the top of the neck. This is how the cork […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: bottle explosion, Champagne Bottle

Glass Experts Examine Interior Wall of Champagne Bottles

April 10, 2013 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

The gas in champagne and most other sparkling wines results from the addition of a small amount of sugar after fermentation has ended. After the sugar addition, bottle is capped. The sugar reacts with remnant yeast and converts to alcohol and carbon dioxide. Because the bottle is sealed, the CO2 gas enters the wine as […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Champagne Bottle, Glass, Interior Wall, M anufacturing Defect

Failure Analysis Expert Examines a Broken Champagne Bottle

May 25, 2011 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

A California failure analysis expert witness was asked to perform a glass failure analysis on a champagne bottle that had failed “spotnaeously”. Because champagne is under pressure and in glass, there are warnings not to use a cork screw to remove the cork. However, there are cases where the cork is stuck and people will […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Champagne Bottle, Expert Witness, Glass, Manufacturing Defect

Champagne Bottle Glass Failure Analysis

July 4, 2010 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass failure expert performed a complete glass failure analysis on numerous champagne bottles that had failed in the riddling process. These bottles are used for riddling and they are made from a large amount of re-cycled glass. Several of these bottle failures initiated at a site that had a piece of unmelted cullet (Note: Cullet […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Champagne Bottle, Glass, Unmelted Cullet

Glass Failure Analysis Expert Examines Failed Champagne Bottle

October 14, 2009 By Tom Read Leave a Comment

Glass failure analysis expert performed a root cause failure analysis on a exploding champagne bottle. The user claimed that the bottle exploded when she was using her thumbs to remove the cork. Examination of the bottle revealed a horizontal crush point. This damage was severe and would not have survived the corking operation at the […]

Filed Under: Failure Analysis Tagged With: Bottle, Champagne Bottle, Glass, Liability Hoax

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