Humid nights with rising temperatures are the occasion for sparkling wines to show off their talents. After being chilled, the liquid slowly flowing out of the sighing wine bottle released a low roar against the high temperature of the day. When those fine bubbles rose in the designed wine glass and shattered in the mouth, What you feel is not only the accumulated time and skills, but also the bright stars - "What I drink is the stars", which refers to the scene at this moment.
What greatly enhances the appreciation of sparkling wine is actually the cup in your hand. It can be a glass designed for sparkling wine, a glass designed for white wine, or even a glass specially designed for white Burgundy wine, depending on the style of the wine you are drinking. Depending on the year, the choice of cup will also be different at this time, but no matter what you choose, when you hold this crystal clear cup and take a sip, an emotion called "appreciation" will naturally arise.
The slightly fragrant "Coupe"
In the world of wine glasses, there are always some cups with stories that make people's hearts flutter. The most erotic among them is undoubtedly the "Coupe" Champagne glass - it is said that this champagne The prototype of the cup was designed with reference to the breast shape of Madame Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV. In addition, some people say that the prototype of the cup is not Madame Pompadour, but Louis XV. The queen of sixteen Marie Antoinette . But no matter what, Coupe champagne glasses always have some fragrant taste.
The "Coupe" champagne glass, which is completely different in shape from modern champagne glasses, has a very fragrant legend.
The shape of the "Coupe" champagne glass is completely different from that of modern champagne glasses. Although it is still a goblet, its overall shape is more like the modern ice cream cups used to hold ice cream balls and cones. The characteristic of this kind of champagne glass is that its open and oblate design can release the bubbles of champagne in a short time, giving it a sweet flavor - yes, the champagne of hundreds of years ago is not the kind you are used to. Taste, but emphasis on sweet alcoholic soda.
Flute-shaped cups make tasting more beautiful.
However, with the passage of time, this type of cup began to be gradually eliminated, and people began to focus on the flute-shaped cup (Flute), which also has some history. Compared with the wide-open Coupe champagne glass, the biggest advantage of the flute glass is that it provides a new way of appreciating champagne, allowing you to appreciate the rising bubbles while tasting the wine, and it can also Better to collect the aroma of the champagne itself - but the flute cup is not without its shortcomings. For modern champagne drinkers, the "belly" of the flute cup itself is not big enough to allow full contact between the champagne and the air. If you If you are tasting older vintage Champagne, the aroma expression may be a little different.
Modern champagne glasses that combine functionality and beauty
In today's champagne glass market, in addition to the traditional flute-shaped glasses, the more mainstream ones are those with round bellies and slightly closed mouths. They often have slender stems and delicate legs. The thin cup walls have carefully designed water outlet angles, and some even have patterns or other decorations engraved on the cup walls and legs, giving the entire cup an intoxicating beauty.
(The Paper Liu Jiali)
