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How to Select a Good Wine Glass

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 What’s the best glass for wine? The one you’re holding. We’re only half joking. Wine in a plastic cup on vacation always tastes delicious, and the tumblers at our favorite Italian place are just fine with that big carafe of rustic red wine. It’s also true, though, that an elegant, comfortable and well-designed handmade vintage bohemian glass wine glass with art casting can make the experience of wine that much more pleasant. And there’s good news here: There has never been a wider selection of good stemware available at affordable prices. For almost a decade now, our everyday glass has been Spiegelau “Vino Grande” Burgundy, which is so comfortable to us that it seems like an old shoe. Everybody needs new shoes from time to time, though, so we decided it was time to conduct a broad search to find a new everyday glass. We shopped in person and online. While there are many different kinds of glasses for many different kinds of wine — flutes for sparklers, small glasses for dessert wine
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The Difference Between Red & White Wine Glasses

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 Editor’s Note: This article was updated on September 8, 2020 to provide additional information on red and white wine glass types and the differences between them. We hope you find it useful! Red wine glasses and white wine glasses differ in shape and size, dependent on the type of wine they’re intended to hold. Red wine glasses are typically taller and have a larger bowl than white wine glasses. As reds are generally bigger and bolder wines, they require a larger glass to allow all those aromas and flavors to emerge.  Here, we’ll get into the various nuances between red and white glass types. Red vs. White Wine Glasses Key Differences: Generally speaking, white handmade wine glass with art casting have smaller bowls than red wine glasses. The walls of a white wine glass bowl will also be less curved. White wine glasses have much narrower openings than red wine glasses.  Affect on the Senses: Because red wines are generally more full-bodied than whites, red wine glasses benefit from h
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Don't let them fool you: Wine glasses matter

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 I’m prompted by a recent unfortunate glassware incident at a restaurant to talk about why the glass you drink your wine from matters. Here’s what happened last Saturday night at restaurant, somewhere in one of the wine regions of New York state. I ordered a half carafe of a gruner veltliner that the restaurant had on tap. My friend ordered a half carafe of pinot noir, also on tap. I’m a little obsessed with wines on tap. The environmental impact of a wine from a large container that will be recycled is considerably less than a wine in bottle that probably get thrown away. Plus, wine on tap seems so European. Instead of carafes, the wine was served in milk bottles, which were nontraditional but just as effective as carafes. Instead of wine glasses, we were brought 3-inch shot glasses, which were nontraditional but not at all as effective as wine glasses. At tables all around us, there was wine in wineglasses, so the shot glasses were confusing. The explanation the waiter gave us was so
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5 Basic Types of Wine

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 Knowing main types of wine is the first good step to start knowing the world of wine. Although many people may think that identifying wines into such the red or white wine can be as simple as using your eye to classify the color, each wine type actually has its own character and identity which according to grape varieties andwine region and also including tannin level, aroma and bouquet, sweet, and alcohol level which all affect the flavors in some way. To make it simple, we will classify the wine into 5 main categories; Red, White, Rose, Sweet or Dessert and Sparkling. 1. White Wine Many of you may understand that white wine is made of white grapes alone, but actually it can be either red or black grapes. The exact way to make white wine is to extract the red pigments away and utilize on grape juice only. Mostly, white wine will provide flavor character including bright, savory, and creamy based on the inputs. Recommended varieties for wine beginners are Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvign
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