| Remember Sandra Bullock in the movie Miss | | | | very well crafted just to give pleasure to wine |
| Congeniality where she acted as a detective that | | | | drinking. They are so delightful that wine drinking |
| had to go under cover to solve a criminal | | | | exudes certain style. That is why wine glasses |
| problem? The tomboyish character that of Gracie | | | | are so nice to be "meddled" with. Pour some of |
| Hard played by in the movie likes to dip her finger | | | | water in the glass at various levels and you got |
| into a water of goblet and then traced her moist | | | | yourself a "xylophone" made of wine glassware. |
| finger around the rim of the goblet, making some | | | | Just as in the art of making the wine glasses, to |
| shrieking noise. And then while going under cover | | | | be able to play some tunes on the wine glass |
| as a beauty pageant contestant; Bullock used her | | | | "xylophone" you must have the ears for tones. |
| "talent" in making "music" using wine glasses as | | | | You have to have a lot of wine glasses to make |
| her musical instrument to put up a short | | | | a set that could do the "do re mi" in low to high |
| performance. | | | | pitches. Pour some water in the glass. But the |
| Yes, wine glasses can be more than just vessels | | | | water level should not be the same. This is to |
| to serve your favourite wine. They can be used | | | | give each glass different tones when you hit |
| for other purposes although "playing" wine glasses | | | | them. The lesser the water is in the glass, the |
| as a musical instrument have never made it to | | | | more hollow sound you will get. |
| the philharmonic performance. | | | | Yes, I said, hit the glass; as in hit them with a |
| With the delicate make of wine glasses with the | | | | utensil gently. Or you can always do the Gracie |
| long thin stems and "bowls" that come in various | | | | Hart way by wetting your fingers and trace the |
| shapes and sizes, they do stand out to be slightly | | | | mouth of the glass with some pressure and you |
| more elegant in appearance, befitting the status | | | | get that shrieking sound. That is pretty neat, too. |
| of the expensive vintage wine that you want to | | | | Where did they get all the idea? Well, apparently, |
| savour. | | | | some say that to test if the wine glass is made |
| But of course, using fine wine glasses as musical | | | | of crystal or glass, you trace your wet finger on |
| instrument will be frown upon by wine | | | | the mouth of the wine glass with some pressure |
| connoisseurs. Noticed how when you toast with | | | | to see if it emit any sound. If it does, then it is |
| your wine glasses and you feel the "bouncy" | | | | really made of crystal. Actually, if you do the |
| effect? And how about the tap on the wine glass | | | | same "test" on a fine wine glass, it will still give |
| with a utensil when the best man of a wedding | | | | the same effect. It is the thinness of the glass |
| wants to attract the guests' attention? | | | | that gives the sound. Go try it and enjoy. |
| That just shows that wine glasses are indeed | | | | |