Like the tea ceremony, professional tea sets can give full play to the aroma of tea leaves. The same is true for wine tasting. Pairing with a good wine glass can raise the level of wine tasting.
The shape of the wine glass determines the flow direction of the wine and the intensity of the aroma. When the wine glass is pushed close to the lips, the taste buds begin to be fully alert, and when the flow of the wine is directed to the appropriate taste sensing area, a variety of different taste sensations are also produced. When the tongue comes into contact with wine, three kinds of information are released immediately, namely: temperature, texture and flavor of wine... Generally, when eating western food, there are several large and small cups in front of them. In fact, this is for drinking. Equipped with different wines. To drink red wine, you should choose a glass with a bigger belly, because red wine needs to be in contact with oxygen to fully release the aroma of the wine. If it is an aged red wine, it is even more necessary to use a large glass, which can quickly dissipate the stale smell stored all the year round and avoid disturbing the mellow aroma of the wine.
In the white wine glass, the belly and the mouth of the glass are too small, so that the aroma of the wine is easy to gather, and the aroma will not dissipate too quickly. The slender cup is used to drink champagne, you can appreciate the process of rising bubbles slowly, the big cup has no such "beauty". For dessert wine, it is best to choose a wine glass whose mouth opens like a flower petal, so that when drinking, the liquor can flow directly to the sweetness area on the tip of the tongue.
In addition, the shape of the wine glass also determines the first contact point at the entrance of the wine.
To drink wine with higher acidity, you should choose a tulip cup-shaped wine glass. The mouth of the cup can make the wine flow through the sweet area on the tip of the tongue first, highlighting its fruity taste and balancing the original higher acidity. When tasting a fruity wine with low acidity, you can use a wine glass with a larger opening to allow the wine to flow to the middle of the tongue and then to all sides to create a harmonious feeling of fruit flavor and acidity.
Wine glasses of different shapes and curvatures have a great difference and influence on the aroma and taste of the wine, which always surprises wine lovers who are new to this way. Generally speaking, grape varieties are different from wine quality and producing area, and aroma, fruit taste, acidity, tannin and alcohol content are also very different. The wine glass does not change the nature of the wine. However, the shape of the wine glass can determine the flow direction, smell, quality and strength of the wine, thereby affecting the aroma, taste, balance and finish of the wine. Therefore, through the guidance of the shape of the cup body, the wine can be allowed to flow into the proper taste area of the tongue (the tongue has 4 different taste areas, the tip of the tongue is the most sensitive to sweetness, the back of the tongue is the most sensitive to bitterness, and the inside and outside of the tongue are respectively It is most sensitive to acid and saltiness), which determines the final appearance of the structure and flavor of the wine.
