I use white wine glasses indeed, or a champagne coupe.
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White wine. I do find that I take in more of the sensory effects of the wine. The wider opening invites it. I imagine coupes offer much of those benefits, but I find managing the way they slosh a challenge. I have the same issue with those big conical martini glasses and use Nick and Noras instead.
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The problem with coupes is how fast the bubbles dissipate. And, a slight jostle means you’ve lost it.
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Maryland tax on alcohol is already 9%; the regular sales tax is 6%. That happened a few years ago.
Also, no sales of alcohol on Sundays in a lot of counties (this excludes restaurants). Some exceptions.
Makes me think a bit of Ontario 50 years ago when if you were buying alcohol in a restaurant, the food bill had to be at least as large as the alcohol bill.
Coupes drink like shit but that’s the point - it’s the ultimate decadence when drinking champagne. 
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They’re ok for those ostentatious fountains, that’s about it.
Sigh.
I’ll never forget back in 1977, I had just moved to Houston and taken a job for Texas Commerce Bancshares. Bowne did our securities printing. They held their annual Christmas party in the club on top of One Shell Plaza. Servers were walking around with two bottles of Champagne each, wrapped in white linen napkins, and offering a choice of Dom or something else. The alternative must have been something good as I still have never had Dom.
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I had Dom (one and only time) when a friend brought a bottle to my place; I couldn’t afford the c $350 for it. I don’t have the language used to describe wines, but I really enjoyed it. One thing that struck me was how smooth it was. It was nice to have more than one glass!
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I’ve had the “cheap” non-vintage cuvee a few times. Same with Mumm and the Widow.
I had it once, eons ago, and liked it. Costs about the same now as Dom….not on my beer budget!
Now imagine it with a prominent Surgeon General’s cancer warning.
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Me, too. It was definitely quite good, but the bottle was the most memorable part. Fleur is excellent, too. Ditto for Cristal. Sadly, they pale compared with Krug NV.
It’s all good when you can manage it:
“I drink Champagne when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch it―unless I’m thirsty.”
― Lily Bollinger, (1899-1977), Bollinger Champagne
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I’ve never had Krug. The cheapest I see in the liquor store is $207 for 375ml.
It is perhaps the one super expensive wine for which I might consider buying a bottle for a very special occasion. Yeah, there are other spectacular wines out there, but I can always find something else exceptional for more affordable prices. Yes, I’d love a premier cru Bordeaux, but there is probably a pretty great California Cab for way less. I confess, however, there is nothing Burgundian like that if I cannot afford DRC.
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Oy. Glad I’m “elderly”. I’m tempted to just give an extended middle finger to the world these days.
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