Choosing the Glasses >>> A good tasting glass is made of clear glass so that you can view the content easily. The stem has to be long enough for a comfortable grip without touching the bowl, and the foot wide enough to give a firm base. Careful washing and drying the glasses are important. If detergent is left on the glass, it will affect the taste. If the glass is |
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not properly dry, the water left in the glass will dilute the wine.
The extent to which a wine releases its aromas, and how efficiently they can be smelled from the glass depends on four principal, and inter-related factors:
- Shape of the glass
- Surface area inside on which the wine
can be spread by swirling, allowing the liquid to evaporate and the
aroma molecules to volatize.
- Space inside between the surface of
the wine at rest and the rim of the glass, in which the aromas have
room to circulate, develop and concentrate.
- Size of the glass’s opening in relation to the bowl. A balance between permitting the aromas to escape and preventing them from doing so.
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