Champagne flute
GlasswareTall and narrow, the Champagne flute, also called a flute, keeps sparkling wine bubbles rising longer than a wide glass does.
Also called: flute
- Standard Champagne pour
- 4 oz (125 ml)
- Glasses per 750 ml bottle
- about 6
- Capacity
- 6 to 8 oz (180 to 240 ml)
- Used for
- Champagne and sparkling wine, and sparkling cocktails such as the French 75, the Mimosa and the Bellini
What Champagne flute means
You will meet a flute at a wedding toast, at brunch or at a bar that pours prosecco by the glass. The glass suits Champagne and other sparkling wine, and it holds sparkling cocktails such as the French 75, the Mimosa and the Bellini. A standard pour is 4 oz (125 ml), so one 750 ml bottle fills about six.
One popular idea is that the flute is the best glass for Champagne. It does keep bubbles longest, but its narrow mouth limits the aroma. That is why many Champagne houses now prefer a tulip glass or a white wine glass when they want to taste the wine. Most flutes hold 6 to 8 oz (180 to 240 ml), so the 4 oz (125 ml) pour sits well below the rim.
How to serve a drink in a champagne flute
Pour sparkling drinks into a flute slowly, so the foam stays in the glass.
- 1.Hold the flute by its stem, so your hand does not warm the wine.
- 2.Tilt the flute and pour slowly down the side, so the foam does not spill over.
- 3.Fill to about 4 oz (125 ml), leaving room at the top for the aroma.
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