Champagne glass modelled on the breast of Madame de Pompadour, chief-mistress of King Louis XV of France, but the glass was designed in England over a century earlier especially for sparkling wine and champagne in 1663. The coupe was fashionable in France from its introduction in the 1700s until the 1970s, and in the United States from the 1930s to the 1980s. Champagne is also served in a tulip glass. The white wine tulip is distinguishable from the champagne flute by its wider flared body and mouth. Some oenophiles prefer the tulip glass, as it permits the drinker to get more of
Spencer (given name) Spencer (given name) Spencer is a given name of British origin, meaning "steward" or "administrator". It is a shortened form of the English word "dispenser", which derives from Anglo-French "dispensour", from Old French "dispenseor", from Latin "dispensatorem", the agent noun of "dispensare", meaning "to disperse, administer, and distribute (by weight)". The name originated as the surname Spencer, but later gradually came to be used as a given name as well. From its origin as a surname, it has been given to both males and females, but it has historically been more common as a name for males. According to the