Champagne distinctive "mushroom" shape becomes more apparent. The aging of the Champagne post-disgorgement can to some degree be told by the cork, as, the longer it has been in the bottle, the less it returns to its original cylinder shape. Champagne is usually served in a Champagne flute, whose characteristics include a long stem with a tall, narrow bowl, thin sides and an etched bottom. The intended purpose of the shape of the flute is to reduce surface area, therefore preserving carbonation, as well as maximizing nucleation (the visible bubbles and lines of bubbles). Legend it has it that the Victorian
Cathedral glass which the texture of the glass is treated, with the color, as a significant design element. Cathedral glass Cathedral glass is the name given commercially to monochromatic sheet glass. It is thin by comparison with "slab glass", may be coloured, and is textured on one side. The name draws from the fact that windows of "stained glass" were a feature of medieval European cathedrals from the 10th century onwards. The term "cathedral glass" is sometimes applied erroneously to the windows of cathedrals as an alternative to the term "stained glass". "Stained glass" is the material and the art form of