With the recent resurgence of the champagne "coupe" on blogs all over the internet and Instagram, I wanted to know why, in fact, the switch was made to the now more common "flute". Apparently, according to Wikipedia, there are three main reasons:
1. Simply put, the flute shape allows more glasses per tray, which makes beverage service more efficient.
2. If you didn't know this (I did. Go me.) you're supposed to hold wine and champagne glasses by the stem so as to not affect the temperature of the beverage. If you held the coupe that way, and due to the larger mouth of the glass, it spills easier. Try walking in five inch stilettos with one of those full. Trust me.
3. Also, and finally, the larger mouth of the coupe allows the carbonation to dissipate at a faster rate. Boo.
So in essence, even though we love the coupe with its vintage charm and more robust shape, it simply is not as practical. Not only that, but with the craze over them I have been seeing, people are charging lots and lots of money for them. One Etsy account charged six dollars a glass and the set was mismatched. I just bought several of different shapes for no more than one dollar each at Goodwill. There, I said it.
As a final comment on stemmed glassware, I would like to add that stemless wine glasses should only be used for beverages that are served on ice. See number 2.
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