Talking about wine glasses....
 

.....which we weren't but I hope we will.
In a previous life I remember watching a TV program that featured
wines on one episode. It was a fascinating program at the time. Lots of
stuff about one wine or another, what goes with what, etc. The gal that made
the most points with me said something like, "Forget about reds with red
meat and whites with white meat. If you like a wine, drink it with whatever
you want."
But about the glasses.... During the show a fair size segment was
devoted to styles of glasses including the shape, size, and very
interestingly the rims. As best I can recall, the rims play a large part in
how a wine tastes, according to those pundits. It has something to do with
where the wine is first distributed in the mouth.
What's your take on wine glasses in general, rims and all? Can anybody
point at a reference to read on the subject?
--
Galwaf ar fy nhgyd-Gymry i sefyll yn y bwlch!

Casey

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Casey Wilson wrote:

>
> ....which we weren't but I hope we will.
> In a previous life I remember watching a
> TV program that featured
> wines on one episode. It was a fascinating
> program at the time. Lots of stuff about one
> wine or another, what goes with what, etc. The
> gal that made the most points with me said
> something like, "Forget about reds with red meat
> and whites with white meat. If you like a wine,
> drink it with whatever you want."
> But about the glasses.... During the show a
> fair size segment was
> devoted to styles of glasses including the
> shape, size, and very interestingly the rims. As
> best I can recall, the rims play a large part in
> how a wine tastes, according to those pundits.
> It has something to do with where the wine is
> first distributed in the mouth.
> What's your take on wine glasses in
> general, rims and all? Can anybody
> point at a reference to read on the subject?

There are many times I drink my wine out of a
plastic cocktail glass even though I have the
"Proper" stemware. That may help you decide.

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"Paul E. Lehmann" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> There are many times I drink my wine out of a
> plastic cocktail glass even though I have the
> "Proper" stemware. That may help you decide.

Oh, I have no decision to make here. I'm not being a snob, this is more of
an academic exercise. I have no intention of rushing out to buy some
sophisticated stemware. I've drunk wines from everything from crystal
imported from France to paper cups myself. I must say I could taste the
paper.
I do however agree with the pundits that for tasting purposes, a closed
down top is better than a wide goblet and champagne from a flute does taste
better than from a coffee cup.

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My wife and I have actually done this experiment (with a friend who
has actually gone out and gotten all the different size glasses and
has a variety of wines, both quality and varietal - isn't it nice to
know someone like that occasionally? But I digress...). I don't
think glass thickness makes a difference, but the bowl shape and size
can make quite a difference, apparently by giving the right surface
area and directing the odor molecules correctly to the mouth of the
glass. The difference shows up in the nose, even before you sip. It
can make a "pizza wine" taste like it's worth half again as much.

Having said that, our tableware is "department store white" and
"department store red". But I do recommend everyone try this
experiment once, if only because you get to try a whole lot of
different wines at the same time!

Rob

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"Casey Wilson" > wrote in message
news:mmtYh.796$2V1.790@trnddc08...
>
> ....which we weren't but I hope we will.
> In a previous life I remember watching a TV program that featured
> wines on one episode. It was a fascinating program at the time. Lots of
> stuff about one wine or another, what goes with what, etc. The gal that
> made the most points with me said something like, "Forget about reds with
> red meat and whites with white meat. If you like a wine, drink it with
> whatever you want."
> But about the glasses.... During the show a fair size segment was
> devoted to styles of glasses including the shape, size, and very
> interestingly the rims. As best I can recall, the rims play a large part
> in how a wine tastes, according to those pundits. It has something to do
> with where the wine is first distributed in the mouth.
> What's your take on wine glasses in general, rims and all? Can anybody
> point at a reference to read on the subject?
> --
> Galwaf ar fy nhgyd-Gymry i sefyll yn y bwlch!
>
> Casey

Part of wine drinking can be, but does not have to be, asthetics. I prefer
to dring wine from a nice wine glass rather than from a paper cup. But
given the right circumstances, I will drink from a paper cup.

Now as to the other part of your statement. I think you carry the
comentators comment a bit to far about what wine goes with what food. He
probably did mean to drink a wine you enjoy with the food you are eating.
That does not mean that you can pair any wine you enjoy with what ever you
are eating. Some wines just do not pair with certain food and it does not
necessarily relate to color. I was once eating a dinner where every course
in the meal was pared a different wine. But the waiter served the wine that
was to go with the salad befor the salad was served. I was decidedly
unimpressed with the wine. Then when the salad came out the wine brightened
up and matched perfectly. The wine was a red wine but the salad had nuts in
it and they complemented nicely. I commented on this to the wine steward
when she came by the table and she said the server had definately erred in
serving the wine too soon as it would not have paired with the appetizer
that we had just finished. Incedentally, attending dinners like this can be
a real learning experience and some of them can be had for $45 to $65 per
person. Consider them educational.

Incidentally I agree with Paul Lehmann who posted erlier. He once told me
that when you eat out you should first pick the wine you want to drink and
then pick a meal that will go with it. After all you will often pay more
for the wine than the entree!

Of course all of this is just my unbiased opinion. ;o)
Ray

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>
> Incidentally I agree with Paul Lehmann who posted erlier. He once told me
> that when you eat out you should first pick the wine you want to drink and
> then pick a meal that will go with it. After all you will often pay more
> for the wine than the entree!

So that is where I got that idea... :)

I have nice stemware but use it once in a blue moon, I'm just too
clumsy to use good glasses and them last long. They absolutely make a
difference. 95% of my wine is drunk from the $1/ glass variety you
see at Target or similar stores, maybe a 10 ounce glass. They are
sturdy. I make sparklers too but that always goes into the good
stemware though. Janice Robinson has a nice wine-drinkers bible that
goes into wine glasses.

Joe

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On May 4, 9:20 am, Joe Sallustio > wrote:
> I have nice stemware but use it once in a blue moon, I'm just too
> clumsy to use good glasses and them last long.

I drank all of my wine from the same glass- a beautiful wine glass
that had a ceramic claw as a stem and surrounding the bowl. Nobody
ever accidentally picked up my glass of wine thinking it was theirs.
I had it for fifteen years.

My wife broke it last night.

Divorce proceedings will start on Monday.