Table of Contents
Are Expensive Wine Glasses Really Worth the Money?
The answer to this question really depends on how much you care about the wine you are drinking. Like most things in life, if you enjoy drinking wine and it brings you joy and happiness, then it is probably worth spending the extra money to enhance the experience. If you are rough on your glasses and barely notice them, then spending extra money will likely be a waste.
How an Expensive Glass Will Enhance Your Wine Drinking Experience
How an Expensive Glass Will Affect You
- Expensive Wine glasses are thinner and lighter in your hand.
- They have a thin bowl that has the optimal clarity and refractive index for accurately seeing your wine.
- They have a thin rim that won’t interfere with your tongue’s perception of the wine.
- They almost always have stems to keep fingerprints off of the bowl, mitigate heat transfer from your hand, and allow for easier swirling.
- Expensive glasses often have beautiful designs, they may be handcrafted, and they are meant to display craftsmanship. Drinking out of these glasses will put you in the right mindset for being present while enjoying your favorite wine. Helping you to focus on the colors, the flavors, and aromas so that you can really get to know what is in your glass.
How an Expensive Glass Will Affect the Wine
- Expensive glasses are often wine-specific, meaning that the bowl will be shaped to create different effects. Suppose the wine needs a lot of aeration or has a powerful aroma. In that case, the bowl will be larger to provide extra aeration. In contrast, if a wine needs little aeration, then the bowl will often be smaller.
- You might also notice that the rim will often taper in or flare out on an expensive glass. This is used to balance a wine by accentuating the good parts like sweetness or a fruity bouquet while muddling overpowering characteristics like high tannins or a high ABV. These rims will also create a “sweet spot” in the center of the rim for nosing.
