![]() While Champagne flutes make for great Instagrammable content and Boomerang videos, they may not be the best glass to serve Champagne from… Flutes The wider rim allows the rich aromas to breathe, while showcasing the complexity of buttery and fruity flavours, this is especially true for oaked Chardonnays. White wine glasses with a shorter stem and wider rim and bowl are used for full-bodied and rich white wines like Chardonnay. White wines such as Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc with more acidity and lower alcohol content are normally consumed out of glasses with a smaller bowl and longer stem.Ī smaller bowl helps concentrate aromas/acidity, while a more narrow rim directs flavours of the wine to the middle of the tongue. The bowl and rim of white wine glasses are thus smaller, as they need less room to ‘breathe’. Red wines usually have bolder flavours, whereas white wines are more subtle in comparison. If you don’t have Champagne flutes, Burgundy glasses are also acceptable to drink from and even prefered by some. The wider rim is cleverly designed to channel varying flavours to specific parts of the palate – the wine you’re drinking might have a perceived sweeter taste because of this. This type of red wine glass is the smallest of the three and although Burgundy-style wines don’t require as much room to breathe, the larger bowl allows the flavours to collect at the bottom of the glass. Burgundy Glassīurgundy glasses are ideal for wines with lighter tannins, this includes bright red wines that aren’t as harsh as Bordeaux wines. These wines have more pronounced spices and flavours the narrow rim design compensates for this, as the flavours are less overwhelming when they hit your palate. Medium-bodied wine glasses are naturally reserved for medium-bodied and full-bodied wines like Chianti, Syrah, Shiraz, Malbec and Rhône. This type of red wine glass is noticeably smaller than a Bordeaux glass, as the rim is more narrow. The wider rim and the larger/longer bowl offer more room – this helps create a larger distance between your nose and the wine, which results in enhanced fruity aromas and a smoother mouthfeel. These wines contain more ethanol and bold, dark fruit notes, so they need more room to breathe. But, there are actually three types of red wine glasses – Bordeaux, Medium-bodied wine glasses and Burgundy wine glasses.īordeaux red wine glasses are better suited for dry red wines that are high in alcohol (ethanol) and tannins – this typically includes your Merlots, Cabernets, Petit Syrah and, of course, Bordeaux wines. Household cabinets would normally have two types of wine glasses – standard red and white wine glasses and perhaps champagne flutes. Let’s see how the different types of wine glasses further affect the taste of wines. The longer stems create a greater distance between the bowl of the glass and your hand, which naturally gives off heat. White wine glasses thus have longer stems compared to red wine glasses, for better temperature control. Take temperature for example – red wines are normally consumed at room temperature, while white wines are consumed chilled to accentuate the acidity and fruity aromas. Besides colour being the most obvious difference between white and red wines, other sensory factors also affect the perceived taste. Because red wines have more prominent flavours, allowing the wine to breathe softens the flavours and essentially ‘wakes up’ the aromas of the wine, the wider bowl design enables this. The wider bowl/rim allows the wine to be more exposed to the air/oxygen, a process otherwise known as ‘oxidation’. If you’re guilty of this, don’t worry – red wine glasses are designed to have a wider bowl and rim for this exact reason. Why, you ask? Well, while most people would crack open a bottle of red and ‘pour one out’ straight after a trip to the liquor store, you’re actually meant to let the wine ‘breathe’. The shape of the bowl differs for white and red, with red wine glasses having a wider or curvier bowl. The part of the glass that holds the wine is referred to as the ‘bowl’, and the bottom of the glass is called the ‘foot’ or ‘base’. Here’s how different types of wine glasses affect the taste of alcohol.īefore we get into how your glass affects your drink, let’s look at the design of wine glasses. Not only does the type of glass affect the taste, but the shape and size are also contributing factors. Have you ever had a cooldrink and noticed a significant difference in taste when drinking out of a glass bottle compared to a can? Well, the same applies to alcohol, except it’s a little more nuanced.
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