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Choosing the Right Wine Glass
Here are some general rules about choosing and using wine glassware:
Choose wine glasses that are made of good thin clear glass, with little
decoration and not colored. You want to be able to see the wine through the
glass.
There are specific red wine glasses and white wine glasses. Red wine glasses
usually have a wider bowl shape, and white wine glasses usually have a narrower
bowl shape. You will also find that some wine glassware manufacturers make
glasses for specific varietals of wine.
Champagne glasses have a narrow opening. The narrow glass offers less surface
area for the tiny bubbles (carbon dioxide) to escape. This type of glass is
called a flute.
Hand wash your glasses with hot water. Be careful when using soap. Soap can
leave a residue on the glassware that interferes with the aroma of the wine.
Rinse well… Then rinse again.
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.
Keep a good supply of wine glasses on hand. Your wine guests will appreciate having wine in
good wine glasses.
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