Which wine glasses are suitable for different wines
When we have a casual drink at home, do we often pour the wine into the mug, glass water cup, paper cup or simple and rude big bowl at hand and drink it in a casual manner? Then, different wines are suitable for What kind of wine glass? Let’s take a look.
Fine wine needs a fine glass to fully display its true quality, and that means choosing the right shape for what makes a wine special. Here are seven of the more important wine glasses—the ones that give you greater satisfaction and better enjoyment of your beloved wine.
The main feature of a high-quality wine glass is the integrity of its performance. Its volume should be tailored in proportion to the strength and complexity of the wine itself. The body and tang should be balanced so that you can comfortably rotate the body of the glass filled with wine. High-quality wine glasses are usually made of fine glass, and more importantly, the edges are very smooth rather than rough like those used on cheap wine glasses.
The nature of the wine glass itself can also affect your enjoyment of wine: a fine wine in a high-quality crystal glass will have a stronger clear aroma, while for a simple and cheap wine glass, the effect is reversed. Last but not least, a good wine glass is not only beautiful but also durable.
1. The classic sparkling wine glass is a tall, slender wine glass. It allows the wine to contact the glass with a smaller area, thus ensuring that the carbon dioxide rises slowly in the form of a fine foam chain without volatilizing too quickly. This is very important for sparkling wines such as Prosecco, where carbon dioxide does not build up.
2. The typical champagne glass is tulip-shaped – unlike sparkling wine glasses – it is more suitable for high-quality sparkling wine, the complexity of this wine itself needs a certain amount of space to show. Such cups are generally only half full.
3. The white wine glass should not be too large, because the color of the white wine itself is not bright, and it seems that the wine has disappeared in the too large glass. As with all wine glasses, an important feature is that the body should be conical to the top of the glass, which not only enhances the aroma of the wine but also allows you to turn the glass comfortably.
4. High-quality white wine glasses, especially those with larger glass bodies, should not be confined to a small space. Therefore, wines like Burgundy should use a slightly larger white wine glass. This glass is also a good choice for rosé wine.
5. The standard red wine glass is also tulip-shaped, but in most cases, in order to make the wine glass slightly larger, the glass body will be slightly taller and wider.
6. In France, Red Burgundy wine glasses are called “balloon glasses” because of their shape. This special shape also plays a major advantage of this wine – the aroma. This glass is also great for high-quality Pinot Noir, Piedmont, Barolo and Barbaris wines. This kind of balloon wine glass can only be one-third full at most.
7. The typical Bordeaux glass is a very tall tulip-shaped glass. It is suitable for all high-quality red wines due to its sufficient depth and firm structure. In addition, the wine capacity of such glasses should not exceed one-eighth of a liter.
But if you really want to savor the wine in your glass, or you want to be elegant in front of your friends, pairing different wines with the right glass is a must-have knowledge. People say that a good glass is paired with a good wine, and don’t let the wrong container destroy the original flavor of the wine, so it is a necessary knowledge to learn to match.
