No, and no. Champagne is best when opened, poured, and consumed before it loses its effervescence. Therefore, making in advance isn't ideal. The "fun factor" of this drink is everyone having their own glass or flute with sherbet and watching their sherbet melt away into the liquid and that's not as easily achieved when making these by the pitcher. I promise it takes very little time to plunk a few scoops of sherbet in each flute, top each with bubbly, and voila, no pitcher needed. Meaning, you can double, triple, etc. the recipe but do so in individual glasses and not in a pitcher.