Would you rather have a moderate wine in a nice glass or a Really Good bottle of wine in basic glass?
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Would you rather have a moderate wine in a nice glass or a Really Good bottle of wine in basic glass?
Seeing all the talk about glasses, made me wonder.
Although, I drink from Riedel glasses at home.....I would prefer a really nice bottle of wine in a basic glass....that is, if I had to make the choice.
A moderate bottle of wine may look better in a nice glass but it still won't compare to a great bottle of wine.
Although, I drink from Riedel glasses at home.....I would prefer a really nice bottle of wine in a basic glass....that is, if I had to make the choice.
A moderate bottle of wine may look better in a nice glass but it still won't compare to a great bottle of wine.
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I don't agree and I am rather unacquisitive and don't buy logo anything. There is a big difference between Riedel glasses (which I do not have at home and have only drunk from once) and really cheap glasses. I would prefer the nice wineglass with a moderate wine and probably because I am not a wine expert so may not detect the difference in a moderate wine (which is probably better than what I usually drink, which is $6-10 bottles of French or Chilean or Australian wine) and a really good wine. I think a nice crystal wineglass could affect my enjoyment compared to, what, some thick basic glass MORE than the wine difference which could be meaningless and just price for a label. There is a physicial difference in cheap thick glass in a tumbler or juice glass shape, but not necessarily in the taste (to me, at least) of a moderate to really nice wine.
I don't agree with Howard, it's not a matter of "classy" glasses at all, they could be completely nameless. Also, he has completely changed the post question from a "moderate wine" to a "cheap wine" and the point of "basic glass" to it being "classy" versus "nonclassy".
I don't agree with Howard, it's not a matter of "classy" glasses at all, they could be completely nameless. Also, he has completely changed the post question from a "moderate wine" to a "cheap wine" and the point of "basic glass" to it being "classy" versus "nonclassy".
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Sitting on the balcony of our apartment, looking over the Amalfi Coast at sunset with my New Love, we
drank the most wonderful local red wine out of glass jars and I wouldn't trade it for any glass in the world.
I know that different shapes of drinking vessels allow different things to happen to the wine, the breathing and the nose of the wine, etc. but sometimes the atmosphere just takes over and you just don't care what vessel you have.
drank the most wonderful local red wine out of glass jars and I wouldn't trade it for any glass in the world.
I know that different shapes of drinking vessels allow different things to happen to the wine, the breathing and the nose of the wine, etc. but sometimes the atmosphere just takes over and you just don't care what vessel you have.
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What does everyone think is a "moderate" bottle of wine? $10 - $20 a bottle, $5 White Zinfandel,the stuff that comes in a box, or whatever that wine is that is flavored with a splash of something like Arbor Mist?
If it is wine out of a box, then who really cares. But a good wine needs good glasses.
If it is wine out of a box, then who really cares. But a good wine needs good glasses.
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I am amazed that anyone would choose the quality of the glass over the quality of the wine! I know the glass can make a difference, but surely it is a more subtle difference than that between a moderate wine and a really good wine?
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Hi
I buy very good wines direct from the Chateaux. In a 10 litre plastic jerrycan.
I reckon to pay around Euro 1 per litre (shouldn't be mean and go for the 60centers ?).
Of course I drink it from an engraved crystal glass !
Peter
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I buy very good wines direct from the Chateaux. In a 10 litre plastic jerrycan.
I reckon to pay around Euro 1 per litre (shouldn't be mean and go for the 60centers ?).
Of course I drink it from an engraved crystal glass !
Peter
The Languedoc Page
http://tlp.netfirms.com