Following my recent post on which glasses to drink from I was asked about glass “maintenance”.
There is a supposed cardinal rule with fine wine glasses that you should never use soap. I ignore this, but do so with care.
Here’s a few practical tips for keeping your wine glasses in tip top condition.
There is a lot of chat in the wine press about the importance of drinking wine from the right glass. For example, if you have read anything by Robert Parker you will know of his undying affection for Riedel glasses.
Riedel has stolen a march on other stemware manufacturers everywhere by producing several ranges of glasses where within each range, different glasses are specifically designed for different varietals and even specific wines. This panders perfectly to the ceremony afforded to wine by the pretentious.
Sadly that includes me and I think Riedel glasses are great too, but the problem is the range is so massive, it’s impossible to own them all so what is the essential selection?
So this post is my recommendation for a simple range of wine glasses that will last you through every occasion.
I’ve been waiting for this to happen so I can blog about it. I opened a bottle of Clos de Marquis 2001 (after dutifully fridging it for half an hour) only to find it was corked.
Fortunately I had another bottle so opened that and joy of joys – it was perfect. So what was the difference?
Both bottles are shown in the picture below- which do you think was corked?
I’ve just been looking at www.wineintro.com where there is chart suggesting that white wine should be served between 5 and 11 degrees Celsius, and red wine between 12 and 18 degrees (depending on type). Nearly every wine website and book gives pretty much this advice.
So why does almost every bar/resto serve wine at the wrong temperature then? Here’s why…
Stumble It!