![]() ![]() The selected types would be the Burgundy (rounded with a long stem) and the Bordeaux (similar in terms of stem but with straighter sides.) Saying thi s, you only really need two to be able to enjoy any type of wine. The best thing would be to have one for white and rosé wines, another for un-oaked reds, a third for more venerable red wines in terms of age and pretensions, a fourth for sparkling wines and a fifth for sweet and fortified wines. Let’s continue to talk about the glass itself. You should hold firmly by the stem or foot. Not to mention the fact that it doesn’t look very nice. Other factor to consider when picking it up is that your hand should never be in contact with the curved part of the glass (the bowl), as your body heat will warm up the liquid. Of course, they must, always, be transparent, no coloured or patterned glasses, and as fine as possible. There are other companies as well, but if you don’t see any brand on the aforementioned base of the glass…you can’t expect the glass to be of good quality. Two of the most common names in the sector are the Austrian producers Riedel and the German Schott Zwiesel. But, we are going to simplify things a little by defining a glass for the key styles of wine (white, red, rosé, sparkling, fortified and sweet.)Īnd that’s because we can assure you that the taste of a wine does vary wildly from one glass to the next.īefore starting to discuss the styles, we need to talk about brands, because the first thing you should look for on the foot of the glass is the – usually faint, but visible – name of the glass manufacturer. You can, of course, take it to the limits with a glass for every major grape variety (ok, so there isn’t one designed specifically for the Carrasquín grape variety from Asturias, although that would be great, but there is one designed for Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot). Furthermore the flute glass design adds to the aesthetic appeal of champagne, as it allows the sparkling bubbles to travel further due to the narrow design.Today we are going to broach a subject that is seen slightly negatively by people who see wine lovers as a little snobbish, none other than the type of glass to use for each type of wine. The glass is specifically designed to be held by the stem, preventing from hand heat to warm the sparkling wine or champagne. ![]() The reason behind this glass shape is to keep sparkling wine longer. For sparkling white wine such as Champagne smaller mouth is being used in order to keep the wine sparkling longer.Ĭhampagne flutes are wine glasses characterised by their long stem with a tall thin bowl on top. In order to preserve a chilled clean flavor, most white wine glasses have a smaller mouth, which decreases the surface area. Wide mouthed wine glasses are used to function similar to red wine glasses allowing the rapid oxidization of the wine which alters the wine’s flavor and aroma. Different shapes of white wine glasses are used to emphasise the exclusive characteristics of diverse variety of white wines styles. White wine glasses have various shapes and sizes. This style of wine glass is designed with such way to direct wine to the tip of the tongue. This type of glass is designed for full bodied red wines such as Merlot and Cabernet as it straight directs wine to the back of the mouth.īurgundy glass: broader than the Bordeaux glass, with a bigger bowl to accumulate aromas of more delicate red wines such as Pinot Noir. Red wine glasses usually have specific styles of their own, such as:īordeaux glass: tall with a broad bowl. The oxidization process is mainly compatible with red wines, whose compound flavors are smoothed out when exposed to air. The chemical interaction of the wine and oxygen from the air subtly altered the wine’s flavor and aroma. Red wine glasses are characterised by their rounder wider bowl, and are designed in that way in order to increases the rate of oxidisation. With exclusion to the wine connoisseur, wine glasses are divided into three types: red wine glasses, white wine glasses, and champagne flutes. ![]() Stem-less glasses are now used for casual occasions in many places, as they oppose the advantages of using stemmed wine glasses. Now, a new trend in wine glasses appears the 'stem-less' wine glass in a variety of shapes and sizes. It was used to believe that the stem was to prevent body heat from warming the wine, but this is just a myth. Usually wine glasses have stems in order to prevent fingerprints from smearing the glass. In general, the wine glass opening should not be wider than the widest part of the bowl. It’s been said, that the shape of the glass directs the wine itself into the best area of the mouth from the varietal. Specifically designed glasses are available that are suitable to show the wine qualities such as the aroma and look. The shape of the glass very important when comes to wine. ![]()
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