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Champagne! And of course champagne glasses! Drinking champagne is always a treat, and you don’t need the most expensive champagne glasses to enjoy your bubbly. In fact there are some very decent cheap champagne flutes that make a very good job for a bargain. Champagne is a popular drink at weddings and other family celebrations, and when you think about champagne, New Years eve comes naturally to mind. New Year Champagne toasting is a popular tradition.
It is easy to find good champagne glasses even if you don’t know anything about them. Follow this short guide to find the best cheap champagne glasses: you need to consider material, shape, the bottom of the bowl, size and color.
Material
Crystal glasses are the best champagne glasses because the crystal’s surface is less regular than glass. When the liquid gets in contact with the crystal, tiny bubbles start forming and these bubbles are just what make champagne so special. Crystal champagne flutes are more expensive, but they are made to last for a lifetime. Waterford crystal champagne glasses are one popular choice. If your budget allows it, get some crystal champagne glasses to make your special events even more festive.
The most common material for champagne flutes is glass. It is cheaper than crystal and there is still a good selection of beautiful, unique glass champagne flutes to choose from.
If you are either looking for the cheapest possible option or are organizing an event where real glasses would be inconvenient, think about plastic champagne flutes. Plastic champagne glasses can be beautiful and very useful. They are durable, light and usually nicely shaped to bring out the champagne bubbles. The easiest solution is to buy disposable glasses, but if you find it important to do your share for the nature, you will probably want to go for glasses you can use again later on. Acrylic champagne glasses are a good option.
Shape
Champagne is also a white wine and it is possible to serve it in a white wine tulip glass, but most people choose champagne glasses. There are mainly 2 possibilities. champagne flutes and champagne coupes, also called saucers. The best shape is undoubtedly flutes because they will bring out all the bubbles in your drink. The bowl in champagne flutes is made to retain the carbonation by making the surface area smaller at the opening of the bowl. You can also fit more flutes on a serving tray which makes them useful in big events. As a side note, these glasses are also the preferred choice when drinking certain beers with a lot of carbonation.
Coupes can be harder to handle. If you do not want to warm up your drink you need to hold it by the stem and because of the shape of the glass it is easier to spill it. A flute is more stable and you will surely have fewer casualties…
So here is a question: why would you even consider champagne saucers, which seem to be very common wedding champagne glasses? And here is your answer: champagne pyramids! Champagne pyramids are exciting and often seen at wedding receptions, and you need champagne coupes to create one. The idea of a champagne pyramid is that you pour champagne continuously into the top glass, where it trickles down and fills every glass below.
Another detail worth knowing is that many glass manufacturers have developed advanced techniques in order to enhance carbonation, in other words to make the champagne more bubbly. The trick in many cases is to carve a star or an irregular shape at the bottom of the glass. In most cases you can hardly see it but it is still very effective. In some glasses this is a spike in the middle and yet another possibility is a hole as deep as possible in the stem. These glasses are called hollow stem champagne glasses.
Size
Most champagne coupes are the same size, roughly between 5.5 and 7 oz (between 16 and 20cL). This is not the case with flutes which come in very varied sizes, most commonly from 6 to 12 oz (17 to 35 cl). Don’t go for large champagne glasses. Be reasonable and choose the smaller ones. You are supposed to sip your champagne, not drink it like it was water or beer. Good champagnes can be expensive, but choose quality over quantity. If you are celebrating something truly special, you want to have the ultimate experience: fine, cool, refreshing, tasty champagne. Go for the big brands, shop around and take one good bottle of champagne instead of several bottles of sparkling wine.
A large champagne glass makes it tempting to pour a lot of champagne in it, which will result in your champagne warming up in the glass. That is definitely something to avoid. Keep the bottle in a champagne bucket with ice and pour small quantities to glasses.
Color and decoration
Color? That’s up to you. Clear champagne glasses are the traditional choice, but there are many possibilities. If you want pink, red, blue or even black glasses, go for it! Champagne glasses can also be decorated or personalized by painting, etching or engraving. A good example of a beautiful collection of etched champagne glasses is the Waterford crystal champagne glasses set. Have fun looking for the best glasses and even more importantly, enjoy your Champagne!
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