Port Wine Glasses

Having a special glass for Shiraz, another for chardonnay and yet another for pinot? Can we not use a common glass for all wines? Is it really the taste of wine better with a unique glass?

Indeed, there are some basics of using a glass of wine suitable for certain types of wine.

First the basics: The material used for making glass to drink.

Crystal or glass? The issue is not only the material itself, but if the finished product is one that meets the requirements as far as drinking wine is concerned. At least even the glass needs enough light to complete satisfaction and correct the color of wine.

The wine color is important because it indicates the maturity of the wine, and some might even say the type or group of grapes from which the wine is produced.

Clarity is also necessary to have a good view of the wine legs or tears, which tells the level of alcohol that is in the wine.

Crystal is no problem in meeting this criterion, but only very superior quality glass can measure up. Some crystal glasses are manufactured with a weight lower wall is that they have a thinner wall in the tank, while others differ. It is believed that the thinner it is, the better the clarity. However, a thinner wall is more fragile than the thicker, and surely you will not want to let these costly materials randomly.

Second on the priority: if the shape of wine glasses is designed to capture the aromas presented by the wine.

When food is consumed, approximately 80% of the stimulation comes from the feel or smell, while the rest of taste or the taste. The reason when we are sick and have a stuffy nose, foods often taste bland.

Much of the experience of drinking wine, and even pleasure in discovering the scent, commonly called "bouquet for its complexity resulting wine as it oxygenates. Because wine releases aromas while oxygenating the shape of the glass needs to allow swirling improve this process.

Three of the functionality of the advance: The size and design of the rim and bowl - how wine is created and controlled in the oral cavity of the mouth.

Although not much of ordinary wine drinkers attention to this area, and indeed what is less often stressed, but it is worth mentioning. While many of the characteristics of wine are very similar, there are some differences with the very severe. These drastic differences can be observed very sweet wines such as ports, liqueur and late harvest wines, like chardonnay or red cons.

The size and design of the rim, and that the tank would be to determine where the wine would flow and linger in the mouth. Thus, in choosing a specific glass, a drinker can predetermine where the wine flows, which parts of the mouth and tongue are stimulated, leading to a pleasant experience of drinking wine.

More will be written on the various forms and designs of wine glasses or stemware. But for now, suffice it to conclude that you can not use a common glass for all wines, but more insistent and more specialized and may be unnecessary extravagance.