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Hot damn!!! I am a wine connoisseur just like Clay Thompson!!!
Put away your jelly jars for special wine glasses Today's question: There seems to be different shape for different types of wines. Can you explain why you should use different glasses for different wines? I think maybe you have to be kind of wine snob to collect a whole bunch of different shapes of wine glasses, but then I'm more of a jelly-jar kind of guy myself. Anyway, I went to basic-wine-knowledge.com, where I learned that jelly jars for wine are considered to be a bit low class. The site says, “In all types of wine glasses, both red and white, the bowl must be large enough to swirl your wine, opening it up to more air and allowing its aromas to be released. Swirling your wine is not just for the connoisseur or the haughty, it really does serve a very important purpose.” There are two different types of glasses for red wine, one of Bordeaux and one for Burgundy. The former is for “heavier” reds and is taller than the latter. This “allows the wine to proceed directly to the back of the mouth to maximize its flavor.” A Burgundy glass is designed to direct “the wine to the tip of the tongue to taste its more delicate flavor.” You probably already knew that. Not surpassingly, you need two kinds of glasses for white wine, too. One aims the wine at the “to the tip and sides of the tongue to taste its sweetness.” The other aims for the back of your talented tongue. Last but not least, the site says, “A sparkling wine glass (or flute) will be upright and more narrow to retain the carbonation and capture the flavor in the beverage.” |