| Wine glasses, used for centuries as vessels for | | | | are delicate and fragile. Most wine vessels possess |
| drinking wine, comes in a multitude of dimensions | | | | a timeless quality and associated with refinement |
| and forms. Some wine glasses are specifically | | | | and class. We use them when entertaining guests |
| made for red wines, whilst others are more | | | | and during our own meal times. Wine glasses are |
| appropriate for whites. To educate oneself on | | | | easy to clean and store. Just remember to rinse |
| which glasses are suitable for which wines is not | | | | them thoroughly using very mild detergent in |
| as difficult as it looks. Here are some tips to get | | | | lukewarm water. They should be thoroughly |
| you started. | | | | aerated before storing. |
| First of all, select your wines. When you decide | | | | If you have a set of favorite wine glasses and |
| which wines you prefer, then comes the choice | | | | find that one or two are slightly chipped, do not |
| of vessels the drink should be housed in. | | | | despair. There is an easy way to swiftly rectify |
| If your selection comprises a red wine, choose | | | | this, restoring your wine glass to its former |
| wine glasses with wider bowls. An expansive bowl | | | | pristine condition. |
| is intended for the drinker to gently churn the red | | | | Supplies required: - |
| wine to release its bouquet and color. Red wines | | | | • 3 types of sandpaper (320, 400 and 600 |
| are more complex in nature, and a good wine | | | | grit) |
| glass allows the drink to aerate whilst letting loose | | | | • Clean cloth |
| the essence. | | | | • Silver polish |
| If white wine is your preferred choice, then pick | | | | • Gloves to protect your hands |
| wine glasses with longer stems and narrow | | | | • Goggles (just in case you get 'attacked' by |
| bodies. Red wines are drunk at room | | | | glass and sandpaper debris) |
| temperature, while white wines must be chilled | | | | • Tape |
| accordingly. Luke warm white wine not only | | | | • Pencil |
| tastes horrible, but is considered an affront to | | | | Method |
| your guests. The narrow bowl of a white wine | | | | • Wash and aerate wine glass |
| glass makes allowances for the drink to stay | | | | • Incise a minute piece of 320 grit sandpaper |
| chilled for longer periods of time. A white wine | | | | and swathe around the eraser end of pencil. To |
| glass must be held at the stem, so you will not | | | | hold it in place, use some tape. |
| affect the taste through heat transference. | | | | • After protecting yourself with gloves and |
| For sparkling wines or champagne, choose a good | | | | goggles, proceed to sand the chipped rim |
| champagne flute. Like its namesake the | | | | component. The whole chipped segment should be |
| champagne flute is slender, statuesque, and used | | | | sand. |
| primarily for carbonated wine such as champagne | | | | • Replace the 320 grit with the 400 version |
| or cava. The tapered pinnacle of a champagne | | | | around the same pencil and repeat method. |
| flute thwarts champagne bubbles from dissipating | | | | • Once again, switch to the 600 grit |
| too quickly, plus, the slender body lets you enjoy | | | | sandpaper and sand the chipped section |
| watching as the bubbles float gently to the | | | | thoroughly for one final time. |
| surface. | | | | • Using the clean piece of cloth, wipe away |
| Wine glasses are usually designed elegantly and | | | | any debris. |