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
Hassan (given name) distinguish which of the two names is intended. The ambiguity can be removed by romanizing the former name as "Hassan" with a single "a", and reserving the spelling with doubled "a" for the latter name, or romanizing the former as "Hasan" and the latter as "Hassan". King al-Ḥasan of Morocco (officially romanized as "Hassan", with a double "ss", due to the influence of French orthography) is an example of the former. The early Islamic poet Ḥassān ibn Thābit is an example of the latter. In the original Arabic, the two different names are easily distinguished. Hassan (given name) Hassan (also