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
Don (given name) Don (given name) Don is a masculine given name in the Irish language and a short form of another masculine given name in the English language. The Irish name is derived from the Irish "donn"; the name can either mean "brown", or "chief", "noble". The Irish name is a variant spelling of "Donn". The English name is unrelated to the Irish name; this name is a short form of the given name "Donald". Pet forms of this English name include: "Donnie" and "Donny". It can also be a surname, also derived from "brown". It is a common name in the