Source: AFP

Preparing for a future where space tourism becomes a reality, designers have developed a high-tech champagne bottle that would make it possible to enjoy drinks in zero gravity.

A collaboration between designer Octave de Gaulle and the Mumm champagne house has resulted in a space-age bottle that overcomes the challenge of enjoying wine from the bottle while in zero gravity.

The bottle is divided into two chambers where the champagne is housed in the upper chamber and the bottom chamber contains a finger-controlled valve that relies on the carbon dioxide from the champagne to expel small amounts of wine that will emerge as foam.

To prevent the wine from flowing across the cabin, De Gaulle devised an aluminum strip ring to place over the top of the bottle that will serve to capture the “bubbly sphere.”

"Then you rotate the bottle and the foam sphere is released," De Gaulle said.

Those imbibing can then scoop wine from the air with help from small, long-stemmed glasses.

Describing the sensation when the foam transforms into liquid in the mouth as otherworldly, De Gaulle explained: "It's really magical because the champagne lands not just on your tongue but on the palate, the cheeks — the gastronomic sensations are magnified."