Shopping For Champagne Flutes and Glasses

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Monday, December 12, 2016

Champagne is a drink relished on very special occasions. With its effervescent fizz and a beautifully subtle golden sparkle popping open a bottle adds to the charm of the special occasions. When the drink is so special, needless to say, the accessories for relishing these drinks need to be as special. There is a wide range of champagne flutes available in the market. But buying champagne flutes and glasses goes beyond just their look and feel.
Shopping For Champagne Flutes and Glasses


Champagne is a drink relished on very special occasions. With its effervescent fizz and a beautifully subtle golden sparkle popping open a bottle adds to the charm of the special occasions. When the drink is so special, needless to say, the accessories for relishing these drinks need to be as special. There is a wide range of champagne flutes available in the market. But buying champagne flutes and glasses goes beyond just their look and feel.
 
The bubbles of the champagne don’t just make your drink look pretty when poured into the glass. These play a vital role in enhancing the aroma of the drink for you to enjoy. Many might not be aware of the fact that there lies a bit of science behind how the  many bubbles in that single glass of your drink enhance its aroma and flavour.
 
There is a lot of pressure packed into the bottle and the huge amount of gas escapes the bottle once the cork is popped open. Once poured into the glass, the bubbles need a starting point to form. Any kind of rough surface or even a speck of dust left behind can be the starting point for these bubbles. The best point for the bubbles to start is however the bottom of the glass and hence most of the champagne flutes come with a slightly roughened centre so that the bubbles rise from the centre of the glass to the top also creating a great pattern as they drag the liquid to the top which travels back down the sides. It is as good as looking at a fountain under water. And flavour wise these bubbles are important because these carry the aromatic molecules of the drink to the surface. As the bubbles pop in the glass they release the aroma which is savoured as much as the drink itself.   
 
Shopping for champagne glasses hence needs to be given a thought to as buying quality flutes is very important in order to take the flavour to the next level. For complex champagnes, it is advisable to have a wide glass which ideally curves back in at the top. The nature of these glasses allows the complexity of fine champagnes to develop slowly for you to take pleasure in. And for the bubbles to form correctly it should be filled just halfway through. So as the bubbles pop, the aroma of the champagne gets trapped in the empty space above. For younger wines however, the tall and thin flutes are great as they provide good space for the bubbles to rise quickly to the top delivering the flavour as quickly.
 
If you are looking for flutes or glasses for yourselves or as a gift to a loved one, have a look at our range of quality champagne flutes and glasses at Fine Wine Accessories. There are all kinds of flutes available for champagnes and sparkling  drinks.






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