| Does wine taste better when you have it out of | | | | Bordeaux glass. The wine will open up faster, give |
| a bigger glass? The answer in my opinion depends. | | | | off stronger aroma and taste much better. Why |
| If the wine is good, a big glass will make it better | | | | not drink your best wines in stemware that gives |
| - most of the time. I don't think you have to | | | | you the best method of enjoyment? |
| always get caught up in what is a Bordeaux glass | | | | Lighter Bodied Reds and Whites |
| specifically and so on, but a nice big well crafted | | | | I enjoy good wines with good sized glasses at |
| Stem made for a Cabernet or other full bodied | | | | low pours. That's just me and there are no rules. I |
| wine can really deliver. Deliver what? Big aromas | | | | don't even drink champagne out of flutes. I use |
| that are released easier when drinking from a | | | | white wine glasses. I like a big bowl, love to swirl |
| bigger stem and that will give you more palate | | | | and sniff so lighter bodied reds such as Chianti, |
| pleasure. | | | | Classic Style Pinot Noirs, Malbecs and others work |
| Younger Bolder Red Wines | | | | fine for me in bigger stemware. Full bodied |
| If there is one type or style of wine that benefits | | | | Chardonnays can be big and bold with a large red |
| from a nice size glass, it is bold young reds that | | | | style wine glass as well. |
| have great body and aroma, but maybe are also | | | | Not all wines benefit from more real estate in the |
| young and need the extra space in a big glass to | | | | stem for me. Older wines that are past their |
| stretch out and air - almost like a mini decanter. | | | | peak and cheaper everyday bottles will only fade |
| Even if you are someone who does not sit and | | | | out faster or just taste worse than they would |
| smell a wine for 5 minutes before drinking it | | | | out of a little glass with a high pour! |
| (ahem...that's me by the way), the aroma of a | | | | These are mainly preferences by yours truly and |
| wine will effect the taste and your full capturing | | | | certainly more opinion than fact. There is very |
| of the flavor. It just does. Try a good full body | | | | little about wine enjoyment that is totally based |
| wine and pour it in to a little glass, you know the | | | | on fact. Still, do yourself a favor and drink your |
| kind you'll get at a pizza restaurant or something | | | | best wines out of a nice big glass and get your |
| and pour some into a nice size Cabernet | | | | whole head in there! |