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Floyds Wine glassware and stemware for serving red wine and white wine

Types of glasses for red wine and white wine
Each wine glass is best when they are well shaped in a general U and with a strong rim and stem to hold your wine favorites and take in the rich aromas. The rim should be thin and finely shaped so each wine you taste can be easily distinguished. The stem of wine glasses are to be easy to grip and maintain the general shape of the glass.


From left to right: White wine glass, standard red wine glass, Burgundy or Pinot Noir glass, Champagne flute and water glass.

Red wine is usually poured into larger bowled and rim glasses. This is to keep the red wine aromas enclosed within the glass.




Sherry glasses tend to come in smaller U shaped glasses with a short stem or no stem. This size is also great for dessert wines and port.
Champagne are to be served in tall wine glasses that keep the bubbles and flavor within the U shaped glass. These wine glasses are also well worth the wow factor and they provide excellent taste with the right matched stemware.

Above: Port or Sherry glass.

How much to red wine or white wine to serve

It should be noted that it takes care to serve drinks well and without overfilling, otherwise a frightful mess may come at hand. Red wine is served with four to five ounces, White wine has only three ounces and Spirits take one ounce.

General Temperature Guidelines for serving red wine and white wine
A bottle of red wine or white wine may take 3 hours to chill in a refrigerator. A quick and easy way to chill your red wine down fast is to fill a bucket with ice water then add some salt. Place the bottle into the bucket with a twisting to insure the bottle is deep enough for maximum chilling time.
-The more costly white or red wines are best served at a warmer temperature as less expensive are served at a low temperature.
-White wines which are dry should be served at the lowest temperature.
-Finally, heavy wines are to be consumed at the most warmest temperature.

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