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Wine Glasses Matter
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the quality of his family’s fine stemware which is for some, the ‘gold standard’ in quality wine glasses. He purports that the shape and con- struction of a glass is critical to the apprecia- tion of a fine wine. [While his stems can be
very costly, several other glass manufacturers like Schott Zwiesel offer lovely, very affordable stems which work very well.] Riedel’s philos- ophy is that the tongue has thousands of taste buds clustered in different parts of its surface. Sweet in the front, salty and sour along the sides and bitter in the back. His company believes that the glass should deliver its liquid first to the portion of the mouth which best accentu-
ates that variety’s ideal character- istics. Even skeptics, once they sit through a Riedel demonstration, usually recognize the accuracy of his convictions
So for those who want to enjoy all that a bottle of great wine of- fers, an investment in good qual- ity stemware is worth the costs involved.
Since wine is truly a sensory experience, the correct kind and shape of glass contributes to the way a wine looks.
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