Originally Posted by NG1Fan

Couple of general rules: the colder the beverage, the more closed the glass should be. Sparkling wine is generally consumed at around 6 degrees.
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Try this at home: take your favourite wine (red, white, champagne, doesn't really matter), and try it from a red wine glass, a white wine glass and a champagne flute. You'll be amazed at how different it tastes out of different glasses. Simply because the way the bouquet develops (depends on the width of the glass' bowl) and where on your tongue it is delivered (depends on the diameter of the rim).NG1Fan