How To Choose The Right Stemware This Holiday Season; Flutes Or Goblets For Champagne?

The Christmas season is here and that means plenty of entertaining!  One of the often asked questions by hosts is what style of stemware should they use to serve champagne:  goblets or flutes?

The origin of the confusion is easy to spot;  For decades (perhaps centuries), champagne was served in a goblet-style glass.  In fact, that pairing was so common-place that those wide-mouthed goblets came to be known as "champagne glasses".

Somewhere along the line, the flute-style glass was introduced to the process.  In recent years, this style has become more common than the goblet.

So which is better?  In this situation, I defer to the experts at Cooks Illustrated - that bastion of culinary know-how.

This article breaks down the differences between the two glasses - and gives advice as to which is better to serve champagne in.  Their choice:  the flute!