Champagne flutes - buying advice

[Curtis_Chen]

Flutes are my least favorite glasses, but if you must, another vote for Glasvin.

[Howard_Cooper]

My Champagne glasses are by Lehmann. Their less expensive ones (which I have) should be about $10-15 per glass but I think they make a higher end one as well. Very nice tulip shaped glass. As others have said, I am not really a fan of flutes.

And, to be honest, I often drink Champagne out of my Burgundy glasses (pinot noir and chardonnay, after all).

[JordanP]

While we have certainly been known to taste serious champagnes in white wine glasses, there is something festive about toasting a special moment with a flute or coupe even if it doesn’t offer the “proper” nose. To that end, here are two we have and enjoy using that would be very suited as a wedding gift:

• Baccarat Montaigne Optic Flute (we have a set of 8 and it’s our go-to for a group toast)
• Lalique 100 Points Coupe (only have two of these… they are MUCH less practical, but quite festive)

[Ken_Strauss]

If you want something very special and unique!

https://www.winewatch.com/jcb-baccarat-passion-collection-champagne-glass-set-of-2-p29628/

We have these and every time we drink champagne we bring these out.

I promise if you give these they will remember you forever!

[alan_weinberg]

Gabriel gold.

[Howard_Cooper]

While we have certainly been known to taste serious champagnes in white wine glasses, there is something festive about toasting a special moment with a flute or coupe even if it doesn’t offer the “proper” nose. To that end, here are two we have and enjoy using that would be very suited as a wedding gift:

• Baccarat Montaigne Optic Flute (we have a set of 8 and it’s our go-to for a group toast)
• Lalique 100 Points Coupe (only have two of these… they are MUCH less practical, but quite festive)

To me, a flute is fine if I am drinking a less expensive Champagne, but if I am drinking something better, I want to emphasize how the wine smells and tastes and not that it has bubbles.

[Phil_T_r_o_t_t_e_r]

Lehman Jamesse Grand Champagne, Prestige (450ml mouth blown) or not (410ml machine made), depending on budget.

[K_John_Joseph]

Hi David,

You’re not going to find a ton of love for flutes here, seeing as the glass shape doesn’t lend itself well to allowing the Champagne to express itself and is more aesthetic than utilitarian.

However, there are a ton of “tulip”-shaped glasses that are both beautiful and great for actually enjoying the wine - Zalto Denk’Art, Grassl, Sophienwald, Riedel - or you could go for something more akin to a white wine glass which functions just as well. Personally, I enjoy all Champagnes out of my regular Zalto universal or GLASVIN glasses, and I prefer the larger bowl and diameter to capture more of the aromatic qualities of the wine.

Thank you for this information, Sean. I’m not married to flutes, just thought that would be the appropriate nomenclature to kick the conversation off with. I agree with you, I also prefer a tulip shaped glass for champagne and whisky.

I’ll take a look at your recommendations, thank you for your thoughts.

I have Grassl champagne stems and enjoy them, but a better story and a neater glass is the Glassvin champagne stem, which was designed by fellow berserker Adri@n So. They are atypical in size, and a beautiful design. Classy, elegant, and will be a little unique in the cabinet.

That’s my recommendation.

[B_Davies]

I use Nude Zero Grand Cru Champagne glasses… they have a pretty wide bowl, very sturdy, but also impossibly thin.

[J_Rock]

I finally used the Glassvin Champagne glass this weekend and they were really nice. More impressively, a breeze knocked a box of crackers into the glass and the glass fell about 2 feet onto our terrace and it survived without a scratch! I thought it was for sure a goner.