A wine goblet is a type of glass that is used to drink and taste wine. Most wine glasses are stemware that is they are goblets composed of three parts: the bowl, stem, and foot.

The advantage of the goblet

① good looks

Compared with the short and fat ordinary cups, the goblet has a tall cup shape, a slender cup handle, and a crystal clear cup wall, which looks very beautiful.

② elegant posture

The goblet has a slender handle, and only two or three fingers can gently hold the whole glass. With a slight shake, the wine can rotate in the glass, overflowing the wonderful aroma, leaving a crystal clear tear. Compared to holding a regular water glass with your entire hand, it is more elegant to use a goblet.

③The sound is crisp and pleasant

When clinking, goblet glasses can also bring us more pleasant enjoyment. Most goblets are crystal glasses, light in texture and with a crisp, pleasant sound when clinking glasses.

The real purpose of a goblet

In addition to the sensory enjoyment, the goblet also has its practical value. The reason why it is designed like this is not entirely for the sake of appearance.

1. Easy to see the color

The color of red wine can often reveal information such as its year/aging time, the type of wine grapes, and whether it has deteriorated.

2. Easy to smell

Friends who use high-footed glasses all know that the belly of the high-footed glass is large, and the mouth of the glass is slightly closed. This design can ensure that the aroma of red wine is concentrated at the mouth of the glass, and you can smell the aroma of wine when you put your nose into the glass a little bit. Pour the wine into an upright water glass, the smell will be much worse, which will affect the tasting.

3. Easy to taste

The drinking temperature of red wine is very important. The human body temperature is 36 degrees. If you hold the belly of the cup with your hand, it is likely to change the temperature of the wine. The slender handle and cup holder of the goblet are also for the convenience of holding the cup without affecting the wine temperature;

The thickness of the lip of the wine glass used in different wines varies, but it is generally believed that the thinner the lip, the less the impact of the wine glass on the drinking experience, which is why the lip of the red wine glass is thinner.

4.Easy to shake

Usually, the belly of the red wine glass is wider than the mouth of the glass, so that the red wine will not be spilled when the glass is shaken.

A good wine glass does add color to a red wine, but the differences between different wine glasses are not that obvious. After all, the quality of the red wine itself, the temperature of drinking, the food pairing, and even the state of mind when drinking can affect the tasting of red wine more than the wine glass.