Why the Shape of Your Glass Matters

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While you can drink wine out of almost any cup or drink ware, using the perfect glass can level-up the entire experience. In this video, Food and Wine’s resident wine connoisseurs break down what specialty glassware you should pair with your style of wine.

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00:00Objectively, you can drink wine out of just about anything.

00:02A shoe, a box, you know, take your back.

00:05But not all wine glasses are created equal,

00:07and to really level up your wine drinking experience,

00:10pair your wine with your glass.

00:12This one is technically what we call a universal glass,

00:15which is a glass that's kind of created to fit

00:18with any style of wine.

00:19But this one, in contrast.

00:21This one is actually mint for red wine.

00:22This is mint for lighter red wine.

00:23It's got a very wide bowl.

00:25It's gonna intensify the aromatics.

00:26More oxygen coming into contact with the wine,

00:29which really opens up the wine,

00:30which is really great for reds.

00:31Now, you hate flutes.

00:33I hate champagne flutes.

00:35Or you think this or this?

00:36Get it out of here.

00:37But I don't mind specialty glassware for sparkling wine

00:41if it's not a champagne flute.

00:43For instance, specifically designed for champagnes,

00:45it has this incredibly narrow base

00:48where the bubbles kind of trickle up

00:50the way they do in a flute,

00:51but it's wider so you get the aromatics of a good champagne.

00:54Which is the challenge of a flute.

00:55You can't really smell anything in that super narrow flute,

00:58whereas this, you get a little bit of focus.

01:00Lastly, you can feel it.

01:02It's heavier, it's a lot more durable.

01:04You can go like that, and it's not gonna break.

01:07It holds wine, it works well.

01:08Do you necessarily need to spend a ton of money on a glass?

01:11No, but it does change the wine experience.

01:13And if you're drinking a really nice wine,

01:15it's nice to have a really good glass.

01:16If you want a better wine drinking experience,

01:19think about swapping this for this.

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