Does the shape of the glass affect the taste of the wine?
Some people may like to drink wine, and others may join some wine clubs or associations. I don’t know if you who participated in these wine clubs have learned that the shape of the wine glass will affect the taste of the wine?
In the world of wine, there are various flavors of wine, and there are many wine brands from all over the world. The same is true in the world of wine glasses, and there are many types of wine glasses for different wines. Will the shape of these glasses affect the quality of the wine?
Riedel wine glasses and Eisch wine glasses are not only excellent in shape, design, radian, and clarity, but also according to different wines, regions, varieties, and even grades, making glasses of different shapes and sizes. For example, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Grand Cru and Bourgogne, Bourgogne Grand Cru (Grand Cru refers to “first growth winery”) are specially made for Bordeaux and Burgundy, the two most famous French wine regions.
In order to solve the problem of squeamishness (fragile) of crystal cups, Riedel Company launched the practical machine-blown Vinum crystal cup series in 1986, a set of 25 cups, which are more durable. This group of wine glasses is also classified according to the characteristics of varieties and origins (commonly used are Burgundy, Bordeaux, white wine and champagne glasses), which is enough to satisfy the obsession of wine lovers with wine glasses, and at the same time allows you to enjoy wine better.
Our appreciation of wine is usually through the nose and tongue, the nose is the smell, the tongue is the taste of the wine. The human tongue has four taste zones: the tip of the tongue is most sensitive to sweetness, the middle and front of the tongue is sensitive to salty, the back of the tongue is sensitive to bitterness, and the sides of the tongue are sensitive to acidity. We can carefully distinguish the feelings when tasting wine in the future.
Does the shape of the glass affect the taste of the wine?
The top wine glass is guided by the appropriate cup shape, and the wine can flow to the most suitable taste area on the tongue. For example, with Riedel’s Bordeaux wine glass, the wine will directly touch the middle and back of the tongue when it is in the mouth, and then flow out to all sides, emphasizing the tannins (dry, astringent) while obtaining fruity aroma and then feeling the acidity, allowing the tongue to feel Sweetness, acidity, feel their balance in full; drink Pinot Noir in a Schott Zwiesel Burgundy glass with a large belly to carry a Pinot Noir with soft tannins, high acidity and intense berry flavours. The opening of the cup is small and the wall is thin. When the wine enters the mouth, it can make the wine flow through the sweet area of the tip of the tongue for the first time, highlighting its fruity taste, balancing the originally high acidity, and making people feel its characteristics for the first time— – Fruity and sweet.
Riedel’s Chardonnay white wine glass has a large mouth, and the tropical fruit flavors such as walnut, citrus and vanilla come out in sequence, and the taste is rich and harmonious. There are also many people who think that this kind of reminder is just an expression of arrogance, but I think the shape and size of the cup are very important, except that wine is already your daily necessities, and you are already familiar with it to the extent that you don’t need to add it. The size and shape don’t matter. But without these, the sense of ritual and wine appreciation should be weakened.
