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Wine Glasses |Choosing the Right Wine Glass | Buying Wine Glasses
A quality wine glass is a must in order to get
the full enjoyment from a bottle of good wine. Whether it is an expensive Riedel wine glass or Walmart special, the proper wine glass makes a difference. Here are some general
rules about choosing, buying, selecting, and using wine glasses.
Wine Glasses on a Budget
If you are on a budget, purchase multi-purpose wine glasses.
Choose ones that are 8 to 10 inches in height. Choose a wine glass
that has bowl that is deep but moderate in diameter.
Choose wine glasses that are made of good thin clear glass, not
decorative or colored. Anything but a clear glass takes away
from appreciating the wine in the glass.
We have seen moderately priced glasses like these at Crate & Barrel,
Costco, Cost Plus, and Ikea stores.
Wine Glasses for Specific Wines
The Riedel wine glass company started this trend. Riedel
designed wine glasses that are shaped to bring out the characteristics
of specific types of wines. One can have a set of Chardonnay wine
glasses or Bordeaux wine glasses as well as other varietals. Now
many other wine glass manufacturers are doing the same. Crate &
Barrel has a good selection of varietal wine glasses.
Champagne Wine Glasses
These glasses have a very narrow opening.
The narrow glass offers less surface space for the bubbles
(carbon dioxide) to escape. This type of glass is called
a flute.
Wine Glass Tips
Hand wash your glasses with warm water. Use a mild detergent. Hand dry with a soft cloth.
Pour wine to about the lower one-third of the glass. This
level is desirable for two reasons: It leaves room in the
glass for the aroma to work its way up the sides of the glass.
Secondly, you won’t spill the wine over the
top edge when swirling the wine in the glass. For the swirling technique, see “How
to Taste Wine”
Keep a good supply of wine glasses on hand. Wine lover guests
will appreciate having wine in good wine glasses. It shows
you care and love wine. |
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