It is almost New Years Eve, a holiday made for Champagne. What else are you going to toast the New Year with?
Champagne and Sparkling wines are best served chilled in a tall,
tapered champagne flute. Back in the day a wide rounded, almost bowl
like glass was the appropriate glass for severing bubbly. However,
this glass also helped the champagne go flat quickly. Enter the
champagne flute, the narrow opening keeps the bubbles in, while it’s
tall, slender shape highlights their accent to the top.
Champagne / Sparkling Wine Terms
Dry – refers to the sweetness of the Champagne or Sparkling Wine
Brut – a fully dry sparkling wine
Extra Brut – A style of Brut that is even drier
Extra Dry – Actually sweeter than Brut
Beads – The chains of bubbles as they rise to the top of a glass.
The size and shape are used to determine quality if the product.
