The 3 Main Types Of Wine Glass You Need To Own

The shape and size of glass from which you drink a wine is often not something people are concerned about. The flavours will be unaffected right? Well, increasingly people are favouring having a selection of different types of glass for enjoying a selection of wines.  This was a concept of Mr Riedel’s (the famous wine ware brand) grandfather Claus, who was the first to produce different sized and shaped glasses to compliment to drinking of certain wine.Lots of people have since agreed with the thinking of Riedel's grandfather and are convinced that differences can be highlighted. 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 glass but if you can’t afford, or haven’t got space for these glasses in a wood wine cabinet, 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

White Wine – The smaller-bowled glass with a higher rim is needed for drinking white wine. This prevents any of the precious aroma from lifting over the edge of the glass and keeps the flavours tightly wrapped up before they enter the mouth.

Champaign – The long thin iconic flute shape of the Champaign glass 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.

All other wines basically fit into these three categories and the three styles of glass will compliment each one well. So if your missing any of these, your missing out on the best taste.