Wine Glass Types - The Top 3

Lots of people believe that which glass you drink a wine from doesn't matter. The taste remains the same right? Well, increasingly people are favouring having a selection of different types of glass for enjoying a selection of wines.The grandfather of Mr Riedel (The well known wine glass brand) was the pioneer of the different shaped wine glasses and was the first to produce special designs for different wines.Since then lots of people have joined this train of thought and expressed a noticeable difference in wine taste. Shaun Green, buyer for San Francisco based Wine Merchant K & L is someone who believes in this passionately, saying “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 whisky glasses

White Wine – A smaller-bowled glass with a higher rim is needed for drinking white wine. The creates a nice compact space for the flavours to swell and prevents any of the aroma from exiting the glass.

Champagne – The long thin iconic shape of champagne glasses is needed to drink this luxury product. The bubbles are preserved in the flute better than they would be in another glass and the the narrow rim prevents the carbonated air from entering the sinuses.

Pretty much every one of the wines on the market today can be enjoyed from one of these three glass shapes so make sure you have those at least. So if you’re missing any, go buy them now.