| No one is particularly fond of washing dishes, with | | | | Crystal is porous and can absorb flavors - |
| many people reserving it for times when the | | | | particularly soapy flavors - with relative ease. If |
| tower of dirty dishes in the kitchen sink begins to | | | | this absorption happens, you might have a clean |
| resemble the Tower of Pisa. But, for those who | | | | wine glass, but you will also have a wine glass that |
| have a collection of wine glasses, particularly | | | | alters the flavor of your wine, adding in a dollop |
| crystal wine glasses, washing dishes correctly | | | | of detergent. |
| becomes essential in preserving the glasses ability | | | | Use Washing Soda: Washing soda - and baking |
| to fully do their job. | | | | soda works too, but not as well - is a type of |
| Non-Crystal Wine Glasses | | | | cleaning soda that is designed for use on glass in a |
| Non-crystal wine glasses are not as high | | | | gentle, but complete, manner. It is made to be a |
| maintenance as crystal wine glasses, but they still | | | | cleaner that won't be absorbed by crystal. Most |
| require a certain know how, knowledge on what | | | | grocery stores sell it in the detergent aisle. |
| to do for everything from using dish soap to | | | | Use the Force of Lukewarm Water: Like |
| removing a rabid wine stain that, no matter how | | | | non-crystal wine glasses, crystal wine glasses can |
| much you yourself whine, will not come out. | | | | be washed simply with water. Making sure the |
| Just Add Water: A simple method in wine glasses | | | | water is lukewarm in temperature, rinse the wine |
| is to just add water. Rinsing the wine glasses | | | | glass repeatedly. If the wine won't come out, add |
| three or four times in hot water should be | | | | just a drop of very mild detergent and gently |
| enough to remove all residual wine. And, placing | | | | wash with a soft cloth. Never use a steel or a |
| the wine glasses upside down on a clean cloth, | | | | wool pad, your crystal wine glasses will never |
| when finished, will help the wine glasses in their | | | | speak to you again. |
| quest to air dry. | | | | Don't Use the Dishwasher: While the Maytag man |
| A Touch of Soap: Adding just a drop of soap can | | | | would probably assert that dishwashers are safe |
| help remove a wine glass with a stubborn wine | | | | enough for crystal wineglasses, the truth of the |
| residue. The soap used should be very mild, and | | | | matter is the dishwasher can ruin the wine glass |
| the cloth used for scrubbing should be soft and | | | | one of two ways. While one of these ways |
| sponge-like. Be sure you rinse all the soap from | | | | simply involves placing your wine glass in the |
| the glass; if the tiniest amount remains, you may | | | | dishwasher, allowing it to run, and then opening it |
| find that your next glass of Merlot is as sudsy as | | | | up only to find that your one crystal wine glass is |
| a bottle of beer. | | | | now several pieces of crystal wine glass, the |
| Use the Dishwasher: While it may seem like the | | | | other way a dishwasher can ruin it is by allowing |
| modern day dishwasher is a place where wine | | | | detergent to bake into the crystal. This baking |
| glasses go to die, those that are not made of | | | | causes the wine glass to cloud, ruining it and |
| crystal and do not possess long stems can | | | | refuting the old "crystal clear" saying. |
| actually be washed in this manner. But, if you | | | | Place Over Boiling Water: The experts at the |
| wash wine glasses in technology, don't use very | | | | Riedel Wine Glass Company suggest that to make |
| much detergent and don't allow the dishes to be | | | | your crystal wine glass really shine, hold the glass |
| dried by heat; as soon as the dishwasher is | | | | over a pot of boiling water, allowing the steam to |
| finished rinsing, remove the wineglasses and dry | | | | cover it. Once this "steam bath" is finished, simply |
| them by hand. | | | | dry the wine glasses with a linen towel. |
| Crystal Wine Glasses | | | | Taking care of dinnerware can be no fun: the |
| Crystal Wine Glasses are definitely the most | | | | easily aggravated wine drinker may simply refuse |
| elegant of glasses and they know it, standing tall | | | | to give their dinnerware proper care, telling their |
| and acting as if they are the Holy Grail. Because | | | | wine collection to kiss their glass. But, taking |
| of this, they require a lot of tender loving care | | | | proper care of wine glasses is elemental in making |
| and they need more attention than other types | | | | sure the wine glasses hold their ability to add to |
| of dinnerware. If they don't receive it, they will | | | | wine's elegance, never losing their edge and |
| likely rebel, forfeiting their ability to enhance the | | | | beating a regular old cup by a stem. |
| taste of wine, ruining it in the process. | | | | |