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Shooting Star Blaufrankisch by Steele, Washington State.
Grape 100% Blaufrankisch [blouw-fran-keesh] (say it with a ridiculously strong German accent just for fun). Facts Don’t confuse this wine for Blue Steel. They’re two very different things. Of-course you’re forgiven if you haven’t heard of Blaufrankisch before! Otherwise known as ‘Lemberger’ in Germany and Austria, it’s super-obscure, and not too many wineries in the U.S bother to grow it. Winemaker Jed Steele gained a enology degree from UC Davis (before it was cool),…
Martin Charlebois
Is that it? Where are your comparison? What glass are u using? Where are your tests results?
Kris Chislett
Yes. That’s it. It’s just that simple. I use a William Yeoward Olympia series red and white glass.
No-doubt there’s numerous reports (by the wine glass manufacturers) to show that a different glass improves each type of wine. I don’t doubt that you might see some changes, but for 99.9% of wine drinkers, a standard good quality red and white glass is fine. No in-depth study needed.
Jasmine
Thanks for the tip! We always wondered where everyone stored all their glasses!
Arthur Z Przebinda
You don’t *need* a different glass, but bowl shape/size affects which aromas one can smell in the wine and, to an extent, which characteristics are perceived in the mouth. The latter is more a function of wine temperature and oxygenation rather than where the wine falls on the tongue.
AhliAnggur
All you need is tulips and two lips.
Larry The Wine Guy
Riedel never intended for people to buy a set of each wine glass size and style for all the different wines made. Their point was that you find a few sizes and shapes for your favorite wines so what you drink mostly would taste best, and then drink all the different wines just from those few.
It makes sense to have a smaller glass for whites and a larger one for reds, and a Champagne flute for sparkling wines. That’s all you really need. But the quality of the glass is important as is the shape. But you don’t need them all.
Kris Chislett
Absolutely agree, so-much-so that I’m going to steal that phrase and claim it as my own! :)
Kris Chislett
Cheers Larry.
Kris Chislett
It’s “nice” to have a few different sets for different purposes, but I don’t think they are in any way necessary. A great high-quality set of red and white glasses works just fine!
Kris Chislett
It’s almost the same thing as with wine aerators or decanters. Sure there are a bunch of different styles, and I’m sure they all yield slightly different results, but I can’t advocate buying one of each just in case people are “missing out” on some hidden aroma/taste.
Richard G.
There have been a number of attempts at looking at this question scientifically. Here is a review of what has been found. In short much of the glass issue is mostly marketing hype. http://aromadictionary.com/articles/wineglass_article.html
Kris Chislett
Cheers Richard.