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In our opinion, there is some exaggeration on this and other similar topics and we believe that a good wine can be enjoyed with any glass. Having said that, it should be noted that not all glasses are right for appreciating good wine, and different types and styles of wine are best drunk with a certain type of glass, even though the quality of the contents is more important that the quality of the container. The tulip-shaped glass is advisable for young white wines.
For red wines we have to make a distinction: for the young ones we will use a chalice of different sizes, while for the aged ones we prefer a so called balloon glass. Talking about the sparkling wines, in the past was used the classic flute exclusively, while today it is common to drink from a normal white wines glass.
Only one indication is mandatory: the glass must be made of glass or crystal, transparent and odorless. Transparent because two of the elements to “taste” are color and density of the wine and one can do it with a transparent glass only; odorless for obvious reasons, if you want to “feel” the scents of wine, no other smell must interfere.
For any dimension of the glass, we should fill it at one third to best appreciate qualities of the wine that also depends a lot from the temperature. In fact, the same wine at different temperatures can drastically change. Therefore, deviating from our normal style, we advise the following serving temperatures:
Sparkling wines: |
8°C |
47° F |
White & Rosé wines: |
11°C-13°C |
52°- 55° F |
Light red wines: |
14°C |
57° F |
Medium-bodied red wines: |
16°C |
61° F |
Aged red wines: |
18°C |
64° F |
For red wines it is also necessary treat with caution “room temperature”, as in fact “room temperature” refers to the ideal temperature of a perfect wine cellar. Therefore one should not be ashamed of putting your bottle of red wine in an ice bucket in summer, in order to lower the temperature from the 30 degrees (86 °F) of actual room temperature (in essence the external temperature) to the 18 degrees (64 °F) at which the wine should be served, and sometimes this is even lower for less full-bodied wines.
Venetian wine glass.
