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
Arabella (given name) an incline from circa 1990 led to a Top 1000 re-entry on the tally of the most given names for American newborn girls for the year 2006 which ranked the name Arabella at #653: the name has continued to accrue favor ranking on the tally of the most given names for American newborn girls for the year 2014 at #174 evincing 1894 instances. Arabella (given name) Arabella is a female given name of Scottish origin. The earliest known namesake: Arabella de Leuchars (c.1135-1203): was a granddaughter of the Scottish king William the Lion; the earliest English namesake was the granddaughter