Dear Madeleine
....my preference
when consuming Champagne depends on the occasion (wedding/toasts or for an
intimate evening) my preference would with a "Maria
Antoinette's"c champagne
coupe ! However enjoying a glass at
the bar with friends or by myself I prefer the champagne flute !
I don't think it is a black or white
decision when it comes to choose the proper glassware for this significant
nectar.
Enjoy
your day with a glass of your favored champagne !!
Walter
Champagne flute[edit]
The
champagne flûte (fr. Flûte à Champagne)
is a stem glass with a tall, narrow bowl. The bowl of a flute may resemble a
narrow wine glass as seen in the illustration; or a trumpet shape; or be very
narrow and straight-sided.
As
with other stemware, the stem allows the drinker to hold the glass without
affecting the temperature of the drink. The bowl is designed to retain
champagne's signaturecarbonation, by reducing the
surface area at the opening
of the bowl. The flute has largely replaced the champagne coupe or saucer, the
shape of which allowed carbonation to dissipate even more rapidly than from a
standard wine glass. Its smaller
diameter also allows more flutes to be carried on a tray.
Nucleation in a champagne
glass helps form the bubbles seen in champagne. Too much nucleation will cause
the carbonation to fizzle out quickly. A smoother surface area will produce
fewer bubbles in the glass, and more bubble texture in the taster's mouth.
While
most commonly used for sparkling wines, flutes are also used for certain beers,
especially Belgian lambic and gueuze, which are
brewed with wild yeast and often fruited.
The tart flavor of these beers, coupled with their carbonation, makes them
similar to sparkling white wines, and the champagne flute an ideal choice of
glassware.
The
champagne coupe or champagne saucer
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