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
Kiri (given name) name include: Kiri (given name) Kiri is a given name appearing in various cultures. In Māori, "kiri" means "skin", "bark", or "rind". In Korean, the meaning of the name differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name; there are 68 hanja with the reading "ki" and 26 hanja with the reading "ri" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In Finland, Kiri (male) name is listed in Finnish orthodox calendar. The name is a short version of Kyriakos (Saint Cyriacus the Anchorite. Notable people