Wine Glasses – Hold Them Right, Use Them Right
It is essential to select a particular wine glass for a certain wine style, as the shape of wine glasses can considerably affect the wine’s perception.
Used for drinking and tasting wine, the proper use of wine glasses is also an important part of cuisine etiquettes. Part of the frequently neglected yet highly obvious thing about the correct use of wine glasses is the stem part of the glass. The proper manner to drink a wine from wine glasses is to hold its stem, then drink. It is not just for social or elegance purposes, yet scientifically, holding the wine glass this way matters the wine temperature.

The temperature of the wine, which turns out to play a favorable factor in the overall taste of the drink, is not at all affected if your follow the correct way of holding wine glasses. This is obtained since the stem of the glass is not directly in contact with the drink. The wine temperature will be a lot harder to control had one grasped the glass by its bowl since it is directly in contact with the drink.
The shape of wine glasses also plays an important role as this concentrates the aroma and flavor of the wine. The glass shape also straights the wine in the best spot of one’s mouth from its varietal. The stem of wine glasses is also an important part because it gives a way for the drinker to grasp the glass without causing the wine to warm. It will also avoid markings of fingerprints on the glass, making the glass easier to twirl.
Basically, there are three types of wine glasses: the champagne flutes, glasses for white wine and glasses for red wine.
Red wine glasses are characterized by having a wider and rounder bowl that gives the beverage a passage to breathe. This design also lets the wine to quickly cool after it has being hand contacted and warmed by the drinker. They have two particular styles: Bordeaux glass and burgundy glass.

Glasses for the white wine are narrower with tulip-shaped or straight sides. Its narrowness lets a chilled white wine to keep its temperature. Champagne wine glasses are tall, with narrow bowl on the top. This design is intended for the sparkling wines to remain desirable when consumed.
Meanwhile, the ISO standardized some wine tasting glasses. They are stemmed in shape with tapered, elongated bowls, having the capacity of 410, 300, 210 or 120 milliliters.
By Milos Pesic
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When choosing glasses, always remember to first choose a plain glass to set off your best wines, stay away from colored or even those that have tinted stems or bases. The effect of light on the wine, specifically the ‘legs’ and ‘tears’ on the inner wall when you swirl the wine and the way aromas are captured within the wine glass and finally presented to your nose while drinking are one of the most important things to consider when choosing wine glasses. Glasses with a wide bowl that tapers toward the mouth will allow the aroma of the wine to be released generously. This is because the deeper bowls allow more room for swirling and the narrow opening channels the aroma to your nostrils efficiently. A big flared opening will disperse the aroma rather quicker.
Red wines are traditionally served in bigger glasses than white wine, this is because red wines needs more space to breathe and develop, remember, a wine glass can never be too big. Sparkling wines should be served in think glasses with straight side or flutes so that the fizz is preserved. Realizing the plight of budget restricted consumers, the California Wine Institute has developed an all-purpose wine glass. It is five and one half inches tall with a one and three quarter inch stem. Its clear, tulip-shaped bowl holds a capacity of up to eight ounces.
The shape of wine glasses also plays an important role as this concentrates the aroma and flavor of the wine. The glass shape also straights the wine in the best spot of one’s mouth from its varietal. The stem of wine glasses is also an important part because it gives a way for the drinker to grasp the glass without causing the wine to warm. It will also avoid markings of fingerprints on the glass, making the glass easier to twirl.
Catalogs from different stores feature sale on wholesale balloon wine glasses. Generally the different types of balloon wine glasses have to do something with the size of stem which is used for the glass to be held and the size of cup. The bigger the cup, more wine could be served in the bowl. For example Cognac balloon glasses have shorter stems. Mostly the authentic wine glasses are made of crystal or glass. Red wines including burgundy, pinot noir, Shiraz, rhone, barola and barbaresco are served in a balloon glass.