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
Francis (given name) Francis (given name) Francis is a French and English given name of Latin origin. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. The female version of the name in English is Frances, and (less commonly) Francine. (For most speakers, Francis and Frances are homophones or near homophones; a popular mnemonic for the spelling is "i for him and e for her".) The name Frank is a common diminutive for Francis and Franny for Frances. Francesco ("the Frenchman" in medieval Italian) was the name given to Saint Francis of Assisi (born "Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone") by