Champagne glass shape for sparkling wine as materials for drinking vessels shifted from metal and ceramic to glassware. Initially, the flute was tall, conical, and slender; by the 20th century, preferences changed from a straight-sided glass to one which curved inward slightly near the lip. This inward taper is designed to retain champagne's signature carbonation by reducing the surface area for it to escape. Nucleation in a champagne glass helps form the wine's bubbles; too much surface area allows carbonation to fizzle out quickly. More bubbles create greater texture in the taster's mouth, and a flute's deep bowl allows for greater visual
Ryan (given name) Ryan (given name) Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. It is primarily a male name. It comes from the Irish surname "Ryan". See Ryan (surname) for more information about the origins of the name. Popular sources typically suggest that "Ryan" means "little king" or "illustrious", although the original meaning of the name is obscure. For Ireland, information is available for 2005 and 2006, which shows a popularity rank of 10th and 14th, respectively, for use of "Ryan" as a male given name for newborn children. In Scotland of the 1990s, "Ryan" was the most popular forename for