Why Glasses Are Used To Drink Wine From
Wine is one of those drinks that it universal. People drink it on every continent and more often than not, from a glass. The question is however, why do we use glass? Why not from a wooden goblet, mug or plastic cup? The answer may not exactly be what you expected. Actually, wine is enjoyed from a number of different containers, other than glass, in many different places. For example in Japan, wine is drunk from a ceramic vase-shaped container and in Thailand, wooden cups are often used. However, the overriding choice of tableware drinking vessel, wherever you go, is glass. It’s really more a result of other methods not being appropriate than glass being that special in any way. Lets examine what else is on offer.
Wood. As mentioned previously, wine is drunk from wooden cups in some places but it does have some major flaws. Firstly, if you are drinking red wine there is a high chance the wood will stain. Discolouring will even happen with hardwoods. Further to this, wood has a habit of rotting when its remains wet for any great length of time. So after each use, time would have to be spent drying it out and removing any moisture.
Metal. If you have ever drunk wine from a metal cup you will know it’s not the best experience ever. Metals have a large number of things called ions, and when most wines come into contact with it ‘displacement’ can happen. This means that when the wine comes into contact with the metal it absorbs a number of the ions and effects the flavour. This is why you often pick up metallic notes when drink from this type of cup. Also, because of its very heat-conductive qualities, almost any other material would keep the wine cooler when you’re holding it
Ceramic. Like glass, ceramic is non porous, does not release any of its qualities into the wine, and can be easily cleaned with a glass cloth. For reasons like these, ceramic is a viable alternative, but it will never be number one. This is because, it is floored in a very basic way…its opaque. A large part of the experience of enjoying a fine wine is watching it swirl around the glass, admiring its body. It is a very primitive desire and it has stuck with us ever since glass was invented.
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