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      • Wine Glasses and Tasting Wine
        08/28/08
        My recommendation is to choose a thin-walled stemmed glass or crystal glass – avoid a rolled lip on the edge. The bowl should be at least 5 inches high with a moderate 2.5 inch throat. This ensures enough air space in the glass to swirl the wine vigorously and thoroughly assess the wine’s variety of

      • The Thrilling Agony of Rinsing Wine Glasses
        08/26/08
        Do you worry about how best to rinse your fine glassware? Do you need to rinse if you serve more than one wine in the same glass. Well fret no more!



        Let’s look at two types of rinsing: 1) Rinsing glasses after use and 2) rinsing glassware in order to serve more than one wine

      • To decant or not to decant?
        08/11/08
        Believe it or not, decanting is controversial. Sommeliers discuss it and disagree, sometimes passionately. There is no absolute truth in decanting, as is true with many most vinous matters and, of course, life in general. Basically, it’s a matter of personal taste.



        Decanting i

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