Comments on: Charles Heidsieck wants to burst your bubble – decanting Champagne

By: Lobstah and surprising cavah | Dr Vino's wine blog

Lobstah and surprising cavah | Dr Vino's wine blog — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:25:39 +0000

[...] are making their bubbly more wine-like with less fizz, perhaps giving sparkling wines some air and serving in wine glasses will be a good way to go. What have you found in your experiments in giving bubbly some air? [...]

By: The Benefits of Decanting Champagne! » Cellarit Wine Blog

The Benefits of Decanting Champagne! » Cellarit Wine Blog — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:14:25 +0000

[...] of the more traditional flutes, as the widest surface area of the glass enhances the aromatics. (Charles Hiedsieck wants to burst your bubble – decanting Champagne, Dr Vino, 23 October [...]

By: Champagne fact & fiction | Dr Vino's wine blog

Champagne fact & fiction | Dr Vino's wine blog — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:19:59 +0000

[...] don’t have flutes. Can I still have Champagne? Yes, by all means, use a white wine glass. The bubbles will dissipate sooner but you will likely get better [...]

By: Is Flouting Flutes Falling Flat? – Louisville Juice

Is Flouting Flutes Falling Flat? – Louisville Juice — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:12:40 +0000

[...] preserve. If you really want to experience the wine, a regular white wine glass is preferable. As Dr. Vino notes, the Champagne house Charles Heidseick recently advocated the use of larger glasses for [...]

By: Produttori, Pinon, Ridge, Luzon – popular wine picks from class :Hot Mega Trends

Produttori, Pinon, Ridge, Luzon – popular wine picks from class :Hot Mega Trends — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:15:53 +0000

[...] Pinon, sparkling Vouvray NV (about $19): I poured a bubbly in almost every class; this one was unanimously liked. How could it not be? It is gorgeous bubbly with delicious aromatics and a balance between acidity and delicate residual sugar. It will be on my Thanksgiving table–and in a white wine glass. [...]

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By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:02:30 +0000

Hmmm – what about using traditional champagne glasses – you know, the one’s that were supposedly modeled after Marie Antoinette’s breasts? My grandmother had a set of these rather shallow, wide glasses and I use them from time to time.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:10:47 +0000

We always serve champagne from regular glasses and indeed sometimes from fairly large (bordeaux) red wine glasses. The slight loss of bubbles is worth the additional enjoyment from the aroma.

That said, well-designed flutes have their place – the perfect bubbles for a romantic dinner.

By: cLr

cLr — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:03:02 +0000

Why not use the Top Ten series Champagne glass by Schott Zwiesel? Their shape allows one to get the full aroma of a great Champagne while enjoying the visual display of the bubbles. I use them to serve both at home and my wine bar, where customers continually rave about these wonderful glasses. Give them a “whirl”.

cLr

http://www.schott-zwiesel.com/en/products/top_ten.html#two

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:36:19 +0000

Love using just about anything to drink bubbly out of, but the promotion of decanting is that just to cover off for reductive bubblies (egg salad/rubbery notes) that having been showing up on the market lately?

By: Bill from Wine For Newbies

Bill from Wine For Newbies — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:14:12 +0000

I’ve been using “regular” wine glasses to enjoy Champagne and other sparkling wines for some time now. It may look prettier in a flute, but when I drink wine my sense of sight is not the sense that I want to be most engaged.

By: Dump your Champagne flute

Dump your Champagne flute — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:11:09 +0000

[...] enjoy Champagne. Fortunately, this way of thinking may be on the way out. Dr. Vino has a post about comparing Champagne served in a flute with Champagne served in a white wine glass, among other topics. It’s refreshing to see this issue raised, and I find hope in the fact [...]

By: The Wine Mule

The Wine Mule — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:56:52 +0000

My schnoz isn’t all that big that I can’t sniff from a flute. Anyway, don’t you think Champagne without bubbles is like flame without light? And that any decanter or drinking glass that encourages the dispersion of bubbles is inherently wrong-headed?

By: Sobre Vino

Sobre Vino — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:02:03 +0000

I drink champagne in white wine glasses since I was introduced to the concept by a friend of mine a few years ago. And I thin it makes a lot of sense. I think Champagne flute glasses always had the main purpose of making the bubbles column appear nicer

Cheers!

By: bikerkayaker

bikerkayaker — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:42:36 +0000

I use Richard Juhlin’s Champagne glasses (made by Reijmyre) and they are great!
See http://prowine.se/shop/images/85302.jpg