WINE & ACCESSORIES

The 3 Wine Glass Types You Should Really Buy

Lots of people believe that which glass you drink a wine from doesn't matter. The taste remains the same right? Well, you might be surprised to here that it is becoming every more popular to have various wine glasses in the cabinet for the drinking of different types of wine. This was a concept of Mr Riedel’s (the famous wine ware brand) grandfather Claus, who was the first to produce different sized and shaped glasses to compliment to drinking of certain wine.Ever since, people have been convinced that the theory is correct and you can really notice a difference is the drinking experience. One of the most passionate being Shaun Green, a buyer for K & L Wine Merchants in San Francisco who says “It really does make a difference”. Riedel now have over 40 different types of wine glasses, but if you can’t afford, or haven’t got space for these glasses, how many are vital to own?

Red Wine - You really need a big-bowled smooth and basic glass for the drinking of red wine. This provides room to swirl the drink around the glass and set free its flavour. It allows also a large percentage of the nasal area to fit in the glass and absorb the fine aromas. This is a characteristic that is also seen in a whisky glass

White Wine – The smaller-bowled glass with a higher rim is needed for drinking white wine. This prevents any of the precious aroma from lifting over the edge of the glass and keeps the flavours tightly wrapped up before they enter the mouth.

Champagne – The long thin iconic shape of champagne flutes is needed to drink this luxury product. The narrow circumference stops any of the powerful aromas from overpowering the sinuses whilst drinking and the long body preserves the bubbles best.

So, there is no need to spend your savings on a giant range, as pretty much all of the different wines will drink well from these 3 main types. So if you’re missing any, go buy them now.