Glasses - vessels made of thin glass for drinks, especially wines. There are a great many forms of glasses. This was not done in order to improve the aesthetic appearance, but because the taste of wine directly depends on the shape of the glass. And to understand how a glass differs from a wine glass, you need to know the chemical properties of the wines served in each of them.
Glasses vary not only depending on the color of the wine, but also on its structure, age and even smell. Choosing glasses for the home, people are more likely guided by an aesthetic taste than by the usefulness of those. Pricing or practical considerations may also influence your choice. Some people prefer more or less versatile glasses that suit both white and red wines.
But if the value of wine is above all for you, then before making a purchase, you should find out all the subtleties of choosing glasses for wine.
Red wine glass
First of all, a red wine glass should be made of the finest glass, since the first impression is made by the color and the play of light on the glasses. Another, equally important quality of the glass is its capacity. In glasses for red wine, it should be enough not only for the wine itself, but also for a space that allows it to exude a smell. Therefore, glasses of large capacity are best suited for red wine. Usually they are slightly narrowed from above. This is done in order to collect all the aromatic compounds together, which allows you to best convey the bouquet of wine, its taste and aroma. This is especially true of expensive and aged wines.
White wine glass
A glass of white wine is usually less capacious than a glass of red wine. This is because white wines are lighter. Since they do not have such a complex bouquet as red wines, the glasses for them, respectively, are not narrowed up. The photo shows the difference between the glasses for red and white wines.
Wine glasses
So how is a glass different from a wine glass? The difference lies in the fact that the wine glass is more extended upward, since it is primarily intended for serving sparkling wines, which, as everyone knows, tend to foam. In order to prevent the foam from “escaping”, they came up with such an elongated shape. It will best demonstrate how the glass differs from the wine glass, photo below.
There is a legend that the wine glass owes its forms to the last queen of France - Marie Antoinette, with whom the inventors of the wine glass drew the proportions of the chest. In fact, the glass was invented at least a century earlier. Today, such glasses of the "old school" are practically not used, except when you need to build a pyramid of glasses with champagne, as they are more stable.
Modern wine glasses have a more elongated shape and no longer resemble the shape of the female breasts of the infamous French queen.
But even modern wine glasses differ from each other. Conventional elongated called wine glasses, flutes. They have smooth walls and serve to serve sparkling and sparkling wines.
For champagne or sparkling wine "Asti", where the pressure in the bottles is higher than that of other sparkling wines, and, accordingly, more foam, use a tulip glass. It has an elongated shape with slightly narrowed ends that help to “catch” the foam. In shape, such a glass is very similar to a tulip flower, from where it got its name.
In addition to the glasses already mentioned, there is also a wine glass pipe. It serves to serve sparkling and sparkling wines in especially solemn occasions, for example, at a wedding or New Year.
Now you fully understand, not only how the glass differs from the wine glass, but also how the wine glasses differ from each other.
Glass for vermouth
Vermouth also consists of 75% wine. When it comes to adding vermouth to all kinds of cocktails, glasses of all shapes and sizes will become appropriate here. But if we are talking about serving vermouth in its pure form, then we need a glass worthy of such a famous drink. Nowadays, you can no longer confuse a cone-shaped glass for Vermouth with any other.
Even after familiarizing yourself with the whole variety of glasses and wine glasses, the choice, of course, always remains with you.