Should you drink champagne from a tall, long-stemmed glass, a "flute" in French? Or should it be a "coupe," the shallow cup that according to legend is moulded on the breast shape of Marie-Antoinette? Gas chromatography showed a "coupe" loses CO2 at least a third faster than a "flute." So unless you drink very quickly, you lose the precious effervescence. In similar vein, drinking champagne from a plastic cup can be a drab experience because the sides are hydrophobic, or liquid repelling. The bubbles adhere to the sides through capillary action and inflate into the size of tiny balls.
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