What 'style' of wine is red zinfandel? I have spiegelau Authentis Bordeaux
and Burgundy glasses. Which one is the 'preferred' glass? I also have the
Wine White glasses.

Thanks,

Walter

"Walter L. Preuninger II" > wrote in message
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> What 'style' of wine is red zinfandel? I have spiegelau Authentis Bordeaux
> and Burgundy glasses. Which one is the 'preferred' glass? I also have the
> Wine White glasses.
>

Red zinfandel should be enjoyed from the Authentis Bordeaux
glass with a counter-clockwise swirl. If necessary the Burgundy
glasses can be used but with minimized swirl due to the larger
bowl width of the glass. In most countries it is illegal to drink
red zin from a white wine glass; it is also an abomination unto
God and man.

pavane

Go with what works for you . . . I might go with the white wine glass if it
was mid-sized; the Bordeaux and Burgundy would be probably too large for me.
Riedel lists all of the dimensions and volumes of their glasses (and they
have designed a glass [or two] for almost every wine) and you can get a
sense of where your glasses fit:

http://www.riedelcrystal.com/index.htm

"Walter L. Preuninger II" > wrote in message
...
> What 'style' of wine is red zinfandel? I have spiegelau Authentis Bordeaux
> and Burgundy glasses. Which one is the 'preferred' glass? I also have the
> Wine White glasses.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Walter

pavane wrote:

>
> Red zinfandel should be enjoyed from the Authentis Bordeaux
> glass with a counter-clockwise swirl. If necessary the Burgundy
> glasses can be used but with minimized swirl due to the larger
> bowl width of the glass. In most countries it is illegal to drink
> red zin from a white wine glass; it is also an abomination unto
> God and man.
>
> pavane

Now, If I were down under, would the direction of swirl change?

Walter

> pavane wrote:
>
> >
> > Red zinfandel should be enjoyed from the Authentis Bordeaux
> > glass with a counter-clockwise swirl. If necessary the Burgundy
> > glasses can be used but with minimized swirl due to the larger
> > bowl width of the glass. In most countries it is illegal to drink
> > red zin from a white wine glass; it is also an abomination unto
> > God and man.

Does that mean that styrofoam cups are out too? What about Nalgene beakers?

Certainly, a 500 ml wide-mouth Erlenmeyer flask should be acceptable.

S moT

"Tom S" > wrote in message
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> > pavane wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Red zinfandel should be enjoyed from the Authentis Bordeaux
> > > glass with a counter-clockwise swirl. If necessary the Burgundy
> > > glasses can be used but with minimized swirl due to the larger
> > > bowl width of the glass. In most countries it is illegal to drink
> > > red zin from a white wine glass; it is also an abomination unto
> > > God and man.
>
> Does that mean that styrofoam cups are out too? What about Nalgene
beakers?
>
> Certainly, a 500 ml wide-mouth Erlenmeyer flask should be acceptable.
>
> S moT
>

Y'know, moT, I have used the 500-ml Erlenmeyer and find
the generation of aroma excellent in the controlled interior
but the thick beaded rim diminishes the drinking pleasure
and tends not to deliver the wine onto the exact tongue-
sensors specified by Dr. Riedel and others.

Styrofoam cups and Nalgene beakers are (gasp) very close to
Plastic itself. I dunno...the last time I tried to swirl wine (cw) in a
styrofoam cup was intensely humorous.

pavane

"Walter L. Preuninger II" > wrote in message
...
> pavane wrote:
>
> >
> > Red zinfandel should be enjoyed from the Authentis Bordeaux
> > glass with a counter-clockwise swirl. If necessary the Burgundy
> > glasses can be used but with minimized swirl due to the larger
> > bowl width of the glass. In most countries it is illegal to drink
> > red zin from a white wine glass; it is also an abomination unto
> > God and man.
> >
> > pavane
>
> Now, If I were down under, would the direction of swirl change?
>

Depends upon whether you were down under the weather or
whether you were merely down under, in the latter case definitely
the swirl would be clockwise. Coriolis has ruined as many wines
as improper freezing, y'know.

pavane