Brandy Snifter
 
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Champagne or Sparkling Wine Glasses: Champagne glass is the undisputed king of all the Wine glasses. It is most decorative and luxuriously glamorous of all. Its tall and narrow design is engineered to allow the carbonation to stay within the glass while drinking. A regular Champagne glass bowl is around 180 ml in volume.
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White Wine Glasses: White Wine glasses have relatively narrower bowl compared to red Wine glasses but are wider than the Champagne flutes. Normally, white Wine glasses have longer stem and smaller base than red Wine glasses. Reduced surface area of the narrower bowl helps maintaining low Wine temperature by means of lesser heat transfer with the surrounding and the hand. Smaller white Wine glasses are around 240 ml and the regular ones are around 360 ml.
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Port/Fortified Wine Glasses: There is a split of opinion among Wine connoisseurs whether a special glass is needed for Port Wine or not. Anyways, let's cut the chase. Ideally, a port glass should be small and narrow and should never be more than half-filled to avoid alcoholic odors overpowering the subtle aromas of port Wine such as oak, pepper, black currant, smoke and truffles.

Types of Wine Glasses

Red Wine Glasses: Red wine glasses tend to have larger and wider bowl to allow the Wine to breathe. Larger bowl allows the Wine to cool quickly if heated by hand contact. Full-bodied red Wines (e.g. Cabernet Sauvignon andMerlot) glasses (called Bordeaux glasses) have a relatively wider opening which allow a good sniff of the bouquet to the taster. For fruity reds (e.g. Pinot Noir) glasses with even bigger bowl but slightly narrower opening (calledBurgundy glasses)... Read full post

Dessert/Sweet and Aperitif/Rose Wine Glasses: Dessert or sweet Wine glasses and Apertif or rose Wine glasses are available in many shapes and sizes. However, as a general rule Rose/aperitif glasses are similar to white Wine glasses except that they are smaller with a wider bowl. And dessert/sweet Wine glasses are also smaller with a bigger taper towards the rim to allow a better swirl.
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Wine Tasting Glasses: A Wine tasting glass is specially made to have a small amount of wine poured into it. The ISO has standardized a series of varying capacities Wine tasting glasses. They are stemmed with elongated tapered bowls to concentrate the bouquet.
Types of Wine Glasses

What are the different types of Wine glasses?? Confused about when to use which one?? Do they really make a difference?? Read on to discover the answers to these commonly asked questions....
We can not stress enough the importance of using a good Wine glass (or stemware) for enjoying a bottle of your favourite Wine to its best. There are four basic steps to appreciating any Wine which we call Four Ss of Wine appreciation. Therse are Sight, Swirl, Smell and Sip. A good Wine glass aids in each... Read full post

Wine label can provide an excellent understanding about the origin and the typical characteristics of the wine. This blog explains the meaning of the most commonly used terms on a bottle of French wine.

Categorisation of Wine
Wines produced in the European Union are usually classified into two quality categories - QWPSRs (Quality Wines Produced in a Specified Region) and Table Wines. France uses following system of categorisation for its QWPSRs and Table Wines:

QWPSR - This is the best... Read full post

Quality of Wine is neither related to an individual’s taste nor can it be judged by reading the label. A wine is either of good quality or of not so good quality. It can be appraised through parameters such as consistency, balance and integrity of Wine. A good Wine expert should be able to assess these parameters by a diligent tasting of the Wine. Let us try to define them and put them in perspective.
Consistency of Wine: Consistency of a Wine is determined by its total dry extract.... Read full post