Wine glasses and flutes make the wine and champagne look pretty and presentable. But their shape, size, and fragility all have an effect on the drink. It can change the wine taste and intensify or lessen aromas. Lettie Teague of WSJ and Jancis Robinson each discuss how they have learned to appreciate a fine glass almost as much as a fine wine.
“Once more, there were stark differences—the bulbous Spiegelau Burgundy glass made the Meursault seem fatter and flatter while in the Zalto Universal glass, it was more minerally, showing a higher level of acidity. In short, it just seemed more precise. I tried them both over and over. The Spiegelau shows the fruit and the Zalto shows the minerality, said Mr. Sohm.”
Wall Street Journal has the rest…
“Once you have experienced a decent-sized wine glass, one that’s at the very least as tall as a paperback with a suitably shaped simple bowl, there really is no going back.”
And check out what Jancis Robinson to say in her recent post.
