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
Montserrat (given name) as a given name as is, or sometimes translated as Montserrate or Monserrate (where the final "e" is pronounced /e̞/). Montserrat (given name) Montserrat (, or "Maria Montserrat", after the Virgin of Montserrat, is a popular name for girls in Catalonia and several other parts of Catalan-speaking areas. Indeed, it was the second most common given name for women in Catalonia in 2014, according to the Catalan Statistics Institute. The name is traditionally abbreviated to "Serrat", "Rat", "Rateta", "Tat" or "Tóna", and more recently, due to foreign influence, also to "Monse". April 27th is the Montserrat name day, traditionally celebrated