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
Charles Champagne (MLA for Hochelaga) Charles Champagne (MLA for Hochelaga) Charles Champagne (July 25, 1849 – September 21, 1925) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Hochelaga in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1888 to 1890 as a Liberal. His name also appears as Charles Laplante dit Champagne. He was born in Saint-Augustin, Canada East, the son of Charles Laplante dit Champagne and Marie Brien dit Desrochers. He was educated at the Collège de Sainte-Thérèse and the Collège de Terrebonne. For a time, Champagne served as the personal secretary for Louis Riel. He was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1873