The evolution of a Champagne cork, from right to left.

THE CHAMPAGNE FLUTE is placed to the right of the water goblet.

For champagne, the form has been oriented towards a slim profile, and it’s named champagne flute.

Place the sugar cube at the bottom of a Champagne flute.

Place the sugar cube in the bottom of a Champagne flute.

The pomponne champagne is a champagne flute with a remarkable feature: it has no foot.

It’s basically the champagne flute of the beer world.

Did you know that the champagne flute can also be considered as a wine glass?

The glass of champagne is placed slightly behind the other wine glasses.

Together the base and holder form the unmistakable shape of a champagne flute ready for toasting.

Although it is associated with champagne in most people’s minds, the champagne flute is not the favorite of tasters.

A champagne flute must never be iced, it would indeed "break" the wine.

Tall and slender, the traditional champagne flute has a small diameter that limits the loss of bubbles.

A formal table will include both a red and a white wineglass (here’s a refresher on the difference), typically a champagne flute (if you’re serving champagne), as well as a water glass.

The typical slim champagne glass was invented after the French Revolution in the northern region of Champagne.