Size (And Sound) Matters When It Comes To Bubbles In Your Sparkling Wine
Scientists at the University of Texas listened to the bubbles in a champagne and a sparkling wine and found that the more expensive product had smaller, busier bubbles.
by April Fulton
Dec 28, 2017
2 minutes
Oenophiles have debated the most desirable characteristics of bubbles in champagne and sparkling wines for centuries, with most purists swearing that the smaller the bubble, the better the wine. But up until recently, few thought to listen to the bubbles themselves for answers.
Scientists at the at the University of Texas in Austin normally measure the sound of inflating fish bladders and that dampen noise from, who led the research at UT.
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