A sparkling wine isn't champagne unless it comes from its namesake region of France. The Champagne province in the northeast of France boasts ideal soil conditions which contribute to the grape ...

Champagne is a very fancy drink, and part of what makes it so fancy is the way that it bubbles so elegantly. For decades scientists have wondered why the drink bubbles the way it does, those bubbles ...

From the best way to hold your glass while pouring, to choosing the right glass shape and when to drink it – this is how ...

Brown University physicist Roberto Zenit has a knack for tying his fundamental fluid dynamics research to everyday phenomena, like enjoying a glass of champagne with friends. He noticed one day that ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Here are some scientific findings worthy of a toast: Researchers from Brown University and the University of Toulouse in France have explained why bubbles in ...

The time-honored tradition of toasting to the New Year with tinkling glasses of champagne stretches back at least 130 years, though historical accounts, like our memories, are a bit fuzzy. What is ...

Have you ever gazed into your Champagne flute at a party and been mesmerized by the endless, uniform march of bubbles rising up from the base of the glass? If so, you share that experience with an ...

As you pour your Champagne to celebrate the New Year, remember that the physics behind those bubbles has some real-world applications. Courtesy of Flickr user Quinn Dombrowski Whatever the occasion, ...

This story originally appeared on Travel + Leisure. “I can't stand bubbles,” announced Cédric Bouchard, a handsome winemaker who looks more like an indie rocker than the producer of some of the most ...