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For Champagne Bubbles, Smaller Is Better

Roland Piquepaille writes "During this holiday season you don't need a special occasion to drink champagne. You can do it everyday, providing you use moderation and common sense. But did you know that champagne taste better when it has tiny bubbles? This is the result of a very serious study published by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and more recently found by the Discovery Channel. And why do you think champagne taste better when carrying smaller bubbles? The answer is pretty obvious. More bubbles are releasing the champagne's flavor and aroma into your mouth. This summary gives you more details. In the mean time, let's all drink champagne!"

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  1. Let's all drink champagne ? by EpsCylonB · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ermm yeah... my champagne stock is running a little low, you wouldn't mind sending me a crate would you ?

  2. While you're enjoying the bubbles and the aroma, by Brahmastra · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll take some everclear and get wasted long before you

  3. Size does count. by Metallic+Matty · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... smaller is better.

    This is quite possibly the only instance I can think of where this is true.

    Cheers. =)

    1. Re:Size does count. by clambake · · Score: 5, Funny

      ... smaller is better.

      This is quite possibly the only instance I can think of where this is true.


      You've never been hit by a car.

  4. No thanks by Quasar1999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I like free beer better... ;)

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  5. Re:Actually... by caino59 · · Score: 2, Funny

    did you watch wayne's world on usa yesterday too?

  6. Re:Actually... by I+Be+Hatin' · · Score: 5, Funny
    Is balogna only balogna when it is packaged in Balogna, Germany, otherwise it is just ordinary meat?

    ... then it's called "baloney". But under no circumstances would I classify it as "ordinary meat". Actually, I'm even a little suspect about the "meat" part.

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  7. Finally Stuff That Matters! by bobalu · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well now, it's about time alcohol technology gets it's due here!

    Maybe we need a section for martini recipes.... the original open-source?

    How about the pros and cons of RFID tags on Bordeaux bottles?

    "warez" for basement absinthe makers?

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  8. Re:Actually... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You mean that there's no Californians in a California Wrap? Man, first no Girl Guides in the cookies, no shepherds in the pie, and now this!

  9. If small bubbles release the most flavour... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Does that mean we should be putting larger bubbles into beer so that we don't taste as much of it while we get hammered?

  10. Warning! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Parent contains a goatche.ez link!

  11. moderation by iamthemoog · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...providing you use moderation...

    I moderate this bubble as being overrated.
    (Much like this post)

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  12. Re:Actually... by clambake · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's only Champagne if it's bottled in Champagne, France. Otherwise, it's sparkling wine.

    Says who? The French who live in Champagne, France? What if I live in Champagne, Texas? What i I just wan to call my motor oil Champagne for the hell of it? Kleenex is "tissue" even if it's made by Puffs.

  13. Two words - sports team by bobalu · · Score: 2, Funny

    Unfortunately, if there's no American sports team there they effectively don't exist for most Americans. Guys anyway. All those countries trying to get into NATO and the EU have it all wrong, they should be trying to get into the NFL. Might even work for the Palestinians.

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  14. Re:If only by nolife · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't take advice from a dude who uses "creamy texture" and "welcomed by the back of my throat" in the same sentence.

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  15. What a "discovery" by buserror · · Score: 2, Funny

    Every french person knows that before puberty! What to discover next, "ice cube is a red bordeaux is a bad idea" ? or "people who put fizzy water in their chablis should be shot" ?

  16. GREAT Timing!!!!! by Rastafarout · · Score: 4, Funny

    This gets posted 2 full DAYS after New Years, and 36 hours before the first Monday morning of 2004.

    THANKS for the timely advice! I'll keep that piece of useless information firmly stored in my head for another 360-ish!!

  17. Re:I thought everybody knew this! by AKnightCowboy · · Score: 2, Funny
    Anyway, be sure to always drink from leaded crystal, which has the right sort of pore structure to support continuous beads of tiny bubbles (given a good wine sample - Korbel ain't never gonna taste good).

    I usually only drink Champagne that comes out of a box or a bottle with a screw on cap. Is the stuff made by this Don guy any better?

  18. Good vinters, yes...scientific minds? no... by FatSean · · Score: 1, Funny

    Not that that is a bad thing..but...I can't stop laughing. I'm gonna build a fucking pyramid over my bed so my sperm align in the best arrangement for effective fertilization...weeee....

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  19. Burning bread and letting it get cold ... by billstewart · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... on the other hand, is an English invention.

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  20. Re:Actually... by Fizzleboink · · Score: 2, Funny

    "French Champagne"


    Don't you mean "Freedom Champagne"?