Friday the 13th: Should you uncork a great bottle or be careful? (The superstitious Wine lover's guide)

🔮 Friday the 13th & wine: to open or not to open?

TEAM LUCK: "Friday the 13th is MY day"

The arguments:

• Rarity attracts luck (there are only 1 to 3 Friday the 13ths per year)
• If you open a grand cru on this day, you deserve it EVEN MORE
• Superstitious people don't touch their best bottles → less competition in the cellar

The perfect wine:

Your best Pauillac, your favorite Margaux, that Burgundy you've been keeping for 5 years. It's NOW.

TEAM SUPERSTITION: "No way I'm risking my Pétrus!"

The arguments:

• The cork will break (Murphy's law applied to wine)
• The wine will be corked (obviously)
• You'll spill the glass on your white shirt (it's written in the stars)

The "backup" wine:

A Beaujolais Villages. If things go wrong, at least you haven't wasted €300.

🎲 The 13 curses of Friday the 13th (wine lover edition)

1. The breaking cork - You saw it coming.
2. The corkscrew that breaks - Even your Laguiole betrays you.
3. The corked wine - TCA + Friday the 13th = deadly combo.
4. The spilled glass - On the carpet. White. Obviously.
5. The bottle that doesn't match the label - Thanks to the poorly organized cellar.
6. The guest who arrives with "a nice little wine" - Spoiler: swimming pool rosé at €4.99.
7. The sommelier who corrects you - "Actually, this Burgundy needs to be decanted for 3 hours."
8. The dish that doesn't pair - Pomerol with salmon. Fatal mistake.
9. The bottle that empties too quickly - You thought you had 6 glasses. There are 4 left.
10. The wine that oxidizes in 20 minutes - Acceleration of oenological time.
11. The guest who says "I prefer white" - Just as you opened a Châteauneuf.
12. The wine that's too young (or too old) - You set it aside for 2028. It's 2026.
13. The legendary hangover - Because on Friday the 13th, you don't count glasses.

🍷 The Friday the 13th survival guide

Scenario 1: You're OPTIMISTIC

Your mindset: "Friday the 13th = lucky day. I'm going to open my best."

Your schedule:

• Morning: Champagne for breakfast
• Noon: Chablis Grand Cru with oysters
• Evening: Château Margaux with leg of lamb
• Midnight: Yquem 2016 with seared foie gras

Result: Best day of your life + you're broke + legendary headache. 
But it was worth it.

Scenario 2: You're SUPERSTITIOUS

Your mindset: "No way I'm tempting fate. Playing it safe."

Your schedule:

• Morning: Coffee
• Noon: Water
• Evening: Côtes-du-Rhône (safe bet, cheap)
• Midnight: Herbal tea

Result: You're alive. You didn't break anything.
But you had a terrible day.

Scenario 3: You're PRAGMATIC

Your mindset: "Friday the 13th or not, I drink what I want, when I want."

Your schedule:

• Noon: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru with ribeye steak
• Evening: Gevrey-Chambertin with beef bourguignon
• Digestif: Old Plum Brandy (because Friday night = weekend)

Result: You ate well, drank well, and you don't care that it's Friday the 13th.
You're the example to follow.

Friday the 13th & Wine: The numbers (very scientific)

Probability that a wine is corked on Friday the 13th:
→ Same as any other day (2-3%)
→ But perceived x10 because "it was obvious"

Probability of breaking a corkscrew:
→ 0.5% on normal days
→ 47% on Friday the 13th (according to our very serious study)

Average number of bottles opened:
→ 1.8 on regular Fridays
→ 3.4 on Friday the 13th ("I survived" effect)

Conclusion: Friday the 13th, lucky or unlucky day?

Let's be honest: Friday the 13th is just a Friday.

The wine you open on this day will be exactly the same as on a Tuesday or Sunday.
BUT.
If you BELIEVE it's a special day, then it becomes one.

So you might as well take advantage of it to:

• Open that bottle you've been keeping for too long
• Try that wine you've been hesitating to buy
• Celebrate the simple fact of being alive and having good wine

Because in the end, the real luck is having a well-stocked cellar.

Friday the 13th or not.

🍀 Bonus: -13% on U'Wine from March 13-15

To turn this Friday the 13th into a REAL lucky day, we're offering -13% on the entire site from March 13-15, 2026. Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rhône... everything included.

Because a well-stocked cellar at -13% is definitely better than a four-leaf clover.
Good luck, good wine, and above all: enjoy! 🍷🍀