
You can hang them upside down in your cabinets with the help of a wine glass storage rack, pick up a wall-mounted rack at a home goods store or keep them in a stemware case. You might also want to invest in some accessories to help you protect your wine glasses. You’ll be pretty frustrated if you open up your box of new wine glasses and discover that they’re too tall for your shelves.


More air also gives the aromas in your wine more room to dance, so you’ll enjoy a fuller, richer flavor profile.

This opens up the wine to more air, which helps the ethanol evaporate a bit for a smoother taste. If you love red wine, shop for glasses with wider openings. This determines how much air your wine is exposed to, how it collects your wine’s aromas and how much wine will fall into your mouth per sip. The most important feature of any wine glass is the shape of the vessel. They’re your best friend if you have lots of white carpet you’d like to protect. However, stemless glasses are a lot harder to knock over. They claim that holding a stemless glass can warm up the wine inside, altering the taste. Some wine connoisseurs prefer stemmed glasses over more modern, stemless designs. There are almost as many types of wine glasses as there are types of wine. You can drink wine from any old glass (or bucket) if getting tipsy is the goal, but you’ll need a more thoughtful approach if you really want to enjoy your vino’s scent and flavor profile.

The one accessory you definitely need to enjoy your Pinot noir: a gorgeous set of wine glasses. Wine adds an air of class to the most mundane evenings, or it helps you kick up your heels with a group of friends during the weekend. There’s nothing quite like putting up your feet and sipping on your favorite Chardonnay or Merlot after a long day.
