Champagne Glasses Classy Additions to Your Cupboard

Champagne glasses have always exuded an innate elegance. As a wine enthusiast, you must know that each type of wine and spirit deserves its special serving ware. Sparkling wines like your favourite bubbly require special treatment. The glassware you choose to use with your drink can drastically alter your experience as well as the taste of the drink. Here are some types of champagne glasses your glass cabinet badly needs:

• Coupes – The coupe features a wide, shallow bowl. Also known as a champagne saucer, this is the oldest form of champagne glass, popularized in the early 20^th century. The champagne saucer is reminiscent of 20's extravagance (Great Gatsby themes come to mind) as well as luxury celebrations. Coupes are timelessly stylish, thanks to their vintage flair and aesthetically superior design. However, a coupe is not as efficient in keeping your bubbly's fizz because of its shallow bowl and large surface area.

• Flute – The classic flute is as much an icon of class and luxury as the vintage coupe. Not only is it aesthetically superior, with its tall and thin bowl and long stem, it is also designed to keep your drink fizzy. The narrow bottom causes bubbles to congregate and rise to the top of your glass while preserving its flavour and aroma. Flutes are a symbol of indulgent and sophisticated celebrations.

• Tulip – Tulip glasses are as elegant as you can get though they are not as well recognised as coupes and flutes for champagne. Nevertheless, this glass style has a lot to offer to champagne lovers. It has a greater bowl space than a flute, yet it features a small base. It widens to the top and narrows slightly towards the rim, forming a unique tulip shape. Its wider aperture enables greater development of aromatics and flavours and allows the bubbles to hit the right regions of the tongue, rather than become concentrated all up in your nose.