Types of wine glasses

Glasses are an even more important matter, affecting more directly the savour of the wine. Of course, fashions change and are wont to be arbitrary. The present fashion which looks askance at coloured glasses (except on the shelves of a cabinet), is eminently sane, and
should be maintained. Obviously the wine's the thing, and, if there is nothing the matter with it, white glass is its best setting. Coloured glasses have been used to disguise the fliers or sus-
pended particles in certain white wines. But this is not sufficient excuse, and the discreet host will set his face against them. Wine is not drunk with the completest appreciation by any one who does not understand the part the eye plays in the full enjoyment of it.

Then there is shape and size of glass. No doubt your scientist will assert that neither size nor shape, neither material nor colour of a
vessel, can affect the tasting of the wine. Well, there are plenty of subtleties in wine which are beyond the reach of scientific analysis. This matter of the vessel is one of them. Drink any
good wine from a thick, white teacup and see
what a difference it makes.. The ideal wineglass,
whether lighter or heavier, should be smooth-
lipped.

But I cannot do better than illustrate and describe the types of glasses, recommended by various specialists on different wines, whom
I have consulted on the matter.