Largest champagne glass
- Vini
nel Mondo sets world record
ROME,
Italy --Weighing in at 203cm tall and with a diameter of 46cm,
this glass has set the world record for the largest champagne
glass. 
Photo:
The glass is 203 cm tall and with a diameter of 46
cm (80 x 18 inches)!
It
was made by a designer from Venice, Massimo Leonardon. ( enlarge
photo
)
It took 11 magnum bottles (16,5 litres) to fill this
huge cup; filled with spumante Asti DOGG of course.
At a recent festival known as The
White Night
, which is an annual celebration of wine
in Spoleto,
Italy
, for all those who can hold their liquor, the
world’s largest champagne glass made its debut.
The Asti spumante is produced in Piedmont; actually
in a smaller area which includes only 52 municipalities; 9
in the province of Alessandria, 27 in the province of Asti;
16 in the province of Cuneo. Ten hectares divided into four
areas: Santo Stefano Belbo, Canelli, Nizza Monferrato, Acqui
terme.
June 30, 2008
