All these three types of glasses designed for champagne and sparkling wines in General, but at the same time, they differ markedly in form. What to choose?
You probably know how much the shape of the glass can affect the perception of the drink. And when it comes to the frills like champagne, you want to make the right choice to get the most of it. Hence the question: how do each of these glasses affect the taste and flavor, and – most importantly – which option will be the best choice?
A glass “Cup”
Cup call it more in books. The people often call simply “saucer”. This glass is wide and shallow bowl, and is the oldest of all the champagne glasses, popular in the early 20th century.
So long his popularity is due, to a large extent, the frequency of flashing as the image of a classic Suite. It is associated with certain eras and ostentatious luxury: party in style of the Great Gatsby, “boardwalk Empire” or Beau Monde ‘ 60s, when champagne “saucers” were also in fashion.
A glass “Cup” is, undoubtedly, a vintage attribute, reflection style, wandering through time. But today, its popularity is noticeably inferior to the glass such as “flute”. Why is this happening?
The fact that the glass “saucer” came into use as the optimal glass for champagne, popular in that era – in the early 20th century – and then drank mostly sweet champagne, and the pressure in the bottle was lower.
Nowadays this design is not popular, because it is not able to reveal the dignity of the champagne as we know and love it today.
Form the “Cup” is that the drink is perceived for its brightly acidic component, and for the ultra-modern dry wines from champagne is extra. Besides, the small bowl does not allow the bubbles to flow beautifully in the glass, and a large area of contact with air leads to the fact that in the face of abundant acidic fly spray, and the champagne quickly fizzles. So if you like your champagne, sparkling and cheerful, then drink from the saucer it will have pretty quickly.
If you are fascinated by this form, it is a glass “Cup” will serve as an elegant platter for desserts.