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Beginner Guide to Wine Glasses

Merlot, Chablis, Bordeaux, shiraz… there are many different types of wine, and they sound a lot like a foreign language. (That’s because they often are – French, Italian, Spanish….) To top it off, each type of wine is best served in a wine glass designed specifically for that wine. Red wine, white wine, blush, champagne. Your head might be spinning… without even taking one sip of your favorite vintage! Don’t worry. You don’t have to be a wine connoisseur to look like one. Just follow these wine glass basics: Tulip wine glasses Often referred to as a wine goblet, this glass has a narrow opening to concentrate the wine’s aroma (or “bouquet”) and to allow for wine swirling. Use tulip wine glasses for merlot, cabernet and Bordeaux wines. White wine glasses A smaller version of the tulip wine glass, the white wine glass is…