Wine Glass Info

Are you having the best experience in wine tasting with your wine glasses? A regular inexpensive wine glass may not hold up to your wine. You need to find one that will offer a: good nose, proper tasting, and a great appearance.

Sure, they cost a little more.  You can find high quality wine glasses made to be resilient to breakage and dishwasher safe. If you try out a couple types, you will find your favorite.

You must do a taste comparison with your regular wine glass to a glass made for exceptionally fine wines. You will have a lot of fun along with being shocked with the difference in smell and taste.

 Just don’t have too much fun or the next day will be a tough one. 

The Wine Cohort

As I sit at my desk on this very cold winters night, I think of those who live where it is warm and sunny. This evening it is 20 below zero outside. I had strawberry shortcake from the ripe sweet Florida strawberries for desert. I began thinking of those who are outside in the warmth of the evening, on their balconies or patio’s, drinking wine laughing, ha, ha ,ha, gaily through out the night. I wistfully dream of being you. I am positive no one wants to feel the cold winter night hitting his or her face, freezing it in whatever expression you are wearing. That is what you wear around here along with your long underwear, a frozen expression, people who visit our state think we are friendly people but what they do not understand is our face is frozen in what looks to be a smile. We are gritting our teeth to keep them from chattering. The snow is squeaking under my feet as I walk. I cover my forhead and face as I forge ahead otherwise, I will get frostbite.  I would much rather be in my summer clothes laughing with my friends and having a barbecue. The wine is always a great bottle, good year; I assume it is because we are on the sixth bottle. It could be the wine glasses we are using. We often  compare the wine glasses. Does this one out perform that one. The next thing you know we have out preformed the  wine glasses.

There is a few of us there; it goes fast, all the better, that way we get to try the next bottle coming up. Maybe it’s a good thing I live up in the deep freeze. It sounds like it would be too much fun living south. I will thaw out by the fire instead and share a nice bottle of wine with my husband. Someday I will be living next door to one of you, we will have a great time in the warm breezes from the sea.

Another year, a new beginning…?
Many of us will be glad to see this year end. For some it has ended badly with a loss financially, or personally or both. We are in the both column and we still can count our blessings. We are warm, safe,(for now) and have a future ahead of us. Looking at history, I see that it is about to repeat it self. We have not learned any lessons or have taken heed in the warnings our ancestors have tried to convey. I see people giving power to the government instead of the government governed by the people. This frightens me. I will not lift up my champagne glass to last year or the incoming. I will lift up my champagne glass to the people I have lost this year that I loved; I will lift my glass to those who have lost so much, maybe your job, fortune or loved one. My toast to you is this; look around you and be glad for what you do have, I am sure you will find you have great treasures. If it is only a bottle of very fine wine, drink it out of your best wineglass and treasure every sip of it.
Have a safe and Happy New Year! 

Along the pristine waters of the Brule River, are century old summer homes that sit amongst the white pines. This is where many summer memories for my husband and I begin every year.  The couple, our friends who share their beautiful home with us all during those short months, are responsible for such wonderful memories. These memories we keep through the winter in anticipation for the next summer.

Those of you who are avid Fly Anglers know where the Brule River is and with any luck, you have fly-fished it one time in your life. For those who don’t fly- fish, the Brule River is in Northern Wisconsin amongst Great White Pines, Big Cedar Trees, lots of wild life, and birds. If you love nature, the Brule River is one of the special places you will find it. I am an avid wine drinker who likes to watch you fish or canoe and if I am there I will greet you as you go by.

 With summer, brings wonderful wine, and food. We gather for one special weekend of the summer. Indeed it is a holiday of it s own making. We hold nothing back; the best wines from our cellars along with incredible breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, which no gourmet restaurant can match. We are a gifted group I might have to say. I know I should not but it is deserved.

This summer our friend Richard brought along a wine he had put away some time ago and he was very excited to uncork it. We watched in anticipation as he poured. He held it up to the light and it was deep, ripe, and waiting for us to roll it about our tongues.
The 1988 Silverado Stags Leap Reserve washed over my tongue like silk under my fingertips. Lush, with flavors of licorice and berries, oak, leather. It all was there. As this dark ruby liquid slid down my throat, I could not believe how smooth it tasted. We my friends, husband and I exclaimed; OH-MY-GOD, can you believe this stuff?  My mouth watered as it does after I eat exquisite chocolates.

There were only two good wineglasses left to pour the wine in. Not one of us wanted to be sharing this wonder of a wine. I have never felt so selfish over a wine before, but this one, well, we almost cried when it was gone. We did cheer ourselves up with a 1996 Red Zinfandel, then wandered down to the river to sip and welcomed the canoeist passing by.

We were happy for the warm summer day and wonderful friends we had in each other.
 

The Peugeot “Les Impitoyable” No4

I have had the opportunity to observe the chatter through out a certain champagne crowd. After observing for a few months their comparison of the functional value of different champagne glasses, I have been very amazed by their fortitude to keep going in this contest and how many hours all these people put into this comparison to come up with their data.

Although they had great fun, this was very serious. When you are drinking a 1996 Tattinger Comtes, you want to experience all the pleasures of the palate, fragrances, and bubbles that this great champagne has to offer. They all had their favorites. Peugeots “Les Impitoyable No. 4” and Riedles “Sommelier Champagne” glasses went to war with one against the other. Like a good horse race, this indeed became an outstanding competition. The No.4 took the lead, then the Riedle pulled ahead and then the No.4 was about to take the grand prize, when a very elegant lady of a glass ran right by. Her name? The Zalto Champagne glass, it took top honors. She is a star, standing out in her delicate beauty alone. Some of the champagne crowd walks around at home with a No.4 in one hand and a Zalto champagne glass in the other just to experience the best of both glasses.

The Zalto Denk’Art Champagne Glass

The Les Impitoyables No.4 boldly brings out the delicate aromas of fine champagne and you do not miss a thing on the palate. The Zalto brings out both the fine bouquet and gently accentuates the taste. As for the bubbles, Les Impitoyable took grand prize. The bubbles “twirl like a tornado!” I for one am caught up in watching the bubbles go up in the Zalto. It is indeed fascinating. Be careful if you are on a date, they might think they are being ignored. For those who have yet to be acquainted with a Les Impitoyable No.4 or a Zalto, they should, you will not believe the difference.

Wine glasses are wine glasses however champagne glasses are something else! I suggest you try these out for yourselves. It is a lot of fun, AND you will not be sorry.

The Wine Cohort

Over time, wine has been consumed via every form of vessel from a lead chalice to a paper cup. They all served the purpose, which was basically, to get the wine to ones lips. In the past couple of centuries as the wines have become much more sophisticated and refined, so has the glassware from which it is sipped. What has lagged behind is the awareness of the public on the importance of using wine glasses, which enhance the presentation of the wine itself. Restaurant owners, who refuse to use proper wine glasses when serving wine, have exacerbated the problem.

Wine presents not just as taste, but also as a combination of aroma, texture, taste and finish. Improper glassware can diminish all aspects of a good wine. The right glassware can enhance the qualities of a good wine so much that you might not believe it is the same wine. 

Over time, we at WineGlassInfo.com hope to explore not only this issue but also any issue that concerns wine or increases ones pleasure with the wine experience.  

Wine is a drink that goes back to antiquity.  The first wine was made from grapes because of its unique properties.  The chemical balance contained in a grape is perfectly balanced to ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, or enzymes.  Today, wine is still mostly made from grapes, but there are a variety of wines made from other plants as well.  Elderberry wine, and honey wine are popular alternatives to grape wine. 

People have been drinking wine for centuries, enjoying its intoxicating properties.  Wine glasses, which are made to bring out the best flavors of any vintage, were first made long ago.  Modern people still use these age old items to enhance their lives.