The 3 Main Types Of Wine Glass You Need To Own

Lots of people believe that which glass you drink a wine from doesn’t matter. There will no change in the way it tastes 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.Mr Riedel (the famous wine ware producer) has his grandfather to thank for the different shaped glasses as he first came up with the concept of altering the size and shapes for better drinking.Lots of people have since agreed with the thinking of Riedel’s grandfather and are convinced that differences can be highlighted. 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, which ones are vital to own?

Red Wine – You really need a big-bowled smooth and basic glass for the drinking of red wine. This enhances the ability to swish the wine in the glass and liberate its full flavours. 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 allows the flavours to remain compact in the glass and the aroma to settle above the drink and not spill over.

Champagne – The long thin iconic shape of champagne glasses 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.

All other wines basically fit into these three categories and the three styles of glass will compliment each one well. So if you haven’t got these 3, you might have some shopping to do.