The Brotherhood of the Golden Saber
History
Two hundred years ago, stylish young cavalry officers in the French Army would slice the cork off the Champagne bottle with their sabre, rather than put themselves to the effort of easing the cork out by hand. Napoleon, who is known to have said, "Champagne! In victory one deserves it; in defeat one needs it", may have encouraged this. he Confrérie du Sabre d’Or is devoted to promoting the act of Sabrage and the enjoyment of Champagne.