Wine Glass Basics

Choosing Your Wine Glasses

No matter what your style and mood preference is for wine glasses, here are a few things to keep in mind as you build a collection that suits your taste.

Glasses for Everyday Use --It’s always a good idea to have at least some glasses that you can bring-out at parties and events that can stand the test of time, particularly if it helps to use the dishwasher. Affordability is also a primary consideration with these glasses!

Buy two more than you think you need --Yes, it’s true, no matter how careful you are with your stemware, glass tends to break. Kids, spouses, friends and pets can never be trusted. It’s a good rule of thumb to buy two extra glasses to keep in a safe pace when you acquire a new glass set.

Red vs. White: Don‘t worry about it! --It’s one of those traditions that we don’t understand. Smaller glasses for white and larger glasses for red. If you like having different sizes of glass around just for the aesthetic variation, great! But white wine needs as much space to open up as red wine, and the fact that it’s served in a slightly smaller glass is a relic from times long gone. The nuances of today’s whites are every bit as dramatic and complex as the world’s best reds and there’s no reason to discriminate.

Buy flutes for Champagne and Sparkling Wine --Bubbles are not only part of the art form of sparkling wine, they are cool. A long flute ensures the bubbles have a long way to travel before they reach the surface, improving the experience all around.

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