How to hold a wine glass
1. The wine glass for white wine and champagne is a high-footed glass. When drinking, hold the lower part of the foot of the glass and do not touch the body of the glass with your hands, because white wine and champagne are usually frozen when drinking, and the temperature of your hands will make it Warm up. When toasting, you can firmly hold the bottom of the cup foot with your thumb, ring finger and little finger, the middle finger supports the cup foot, and the index finger lightly rests on the connection between the cup foot and the wine glass. Keep your fingers as straight as possible to show the graceful curves of your hands.
The wine glass for the red wine has short legs and a fat body. You can use your index finger and middle finger to hold the corner of the glass. It is not advisable to hold the glass close to the body when drinking. The temperature of your hand affects the taste of the red wine. When tasting brandy, you should hold the glass with your hand to make the aroma of the wine better.
When toasting and clinking glasses, when your glass body is slightly lower than the other person, it shows your respect for the other person.
Never drink while drinking, but tilt the glass and drink as if you were putting the wine on your tongue. Gently shake the glass to allow the wine to come into contact with the air to enhance the aroma of the wine, but do not shake the glass violently. There should be a small amount of residue left at the bottom of the cup, and it should not be drained.
2. For ordinary Chinese glass wine glasses, pay attention not to use the whole hand to hold the glass when holding the glass, but to pinch the half height of the glass body with your thumb and forefinger, and stick the glass body to the tiger’s mouth, and the other three fingers are naturally Relax, don’t hold it too high, especially hold the cup for others, so the bacteria from your fingers will be contaminated on the mouth of the cup, which is very unhygienic.
If you want to toast to others, you should hold the cup with your right hand and gently place your fingers on the bottom of the cup to show respect.
3. There is no special way to hold a Chinese-style cup or cup, but when drinking with this kind of vessel, be sure to fill it up and drink it up, contrary to the western requirements for drinking.
