Which Wine Glass would you choose...

...if you wanted the wine to taste better? Glass 1 or Glass 2.

This was something I heard on the radio last week.

2. It focuses the aroma better.

+1 but only because I like the shape..

#2 why I don't know.

Depends on how my day is going...some days I drink right from the bottle!

Bob

Steady on Bob. :) Actually I did myself in last night with one and a half bottles at a dinner party. I brought a very excellent Cabernet and since I was about the only person drinking it, I did not want any of it to go to waste.

If you look at this Google search for white wine glasses, you will see that the majority of glasses are like glass #2.

I'd use glass one and put Vodka in it, instead of the wine. :D

I'd choose #2 as well, but the poll really looks like a trap cause the answer seems to be too obvious, so my answer is #1 ;))

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Originally Posted by ChandlerMarci

I'd choose #2 as well, but the poll really looks like a trap cause the answer seems to be too obvious, so my answer is #1 ;))

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It's not a trap.

There is a reason, why one glass is better than the other one.

I repeat. 2. It focuses the aroma better.

Agree with Gary, the aroma is more focused in the more fluted glass, the glass on the left is more for stuff like sherry. I have also read recently that a glass with small dimples on the bottom causes sparkling wine to release more bubbles and therefore taste better.

2 for that bottle of wine, 1 if it was red. Something to do with temperature I was told many moons ago

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Originally Posted by zaphodeist

2 for that bottle of wine, 1 if it was red. Something to do with temperature I was told many moons ago

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You might refer to the fact that white wine is served cool and the tall stem allows you to hold the glass without touching its bowl. With red wine, mostly served at room temperature, you actually want to hold the glass's bowl in your hand as your body heat will bring out its aroma even more.

That sounds logical to me :)

Both red and white wines and sparkling wines - e.g. champagne are best served in glassed that are more closed at the top (see here for examples). And room temperature does not mean room temperature unless your room is about 68F degrees. White wine should be served cool, but not refrigerated/chilled. Chilled wine does not release the flavors and aromas.

Any of them wine matters more than the glass :)