The traditional way in which wine lovers consume their favorite beverage is through a stemmed or crystal wine glass with varying lengths of the stem. However, the stemless wine glass has been making waves and is the latest craze in trendy restaurants, bars and pubs. This can be attributed to the wine industry’s attempt to lessen the formality of wine drinking and demystify wine among consumers. There are people who are put off with drinking wine due to the seemingly elegance of drinking the brew due to the formality that are more accentuated by the use of wine glasses.
Stemless Wine Glass Features
Instead of the traditional way of holding a wine goblet by the stem, the stemless glass is held like a tumbler in the hand making it easier to swirl contents around before drinking. It has always been the characteristics in Europe to serve wine in whatever container is available. The stemless wine glass sort of formalizes this practice and the popularity has grown since then. However, in formal occasions like weddings, the stemmed wine glass is still preferred.
Casual yet elegant, these wine glasses are appropriate for fine wine enjoyment, as well as casual sipping. The wine tumblers are shaped to fit into a dishwasher and fine-tuned to enhance the pleasure of your favorite wine varietals. For the first time in glass history the design parameters such as shape of tumbler, size and diameter of rim, have been fine turned to enhance the worlds most important grape varietals.
Food pairing can be more flexible with the bowled tumbler of the stemless glass. Glass companies are also releasing several variations of the stemless wine glass that can accommodate different kinds of wines. It can also fit in with non-traditional or casual pairing as you can be more flexible with what food you will match with a particular wine. Some critics say that the stemless wine glass would hasten the warming up of the wine during drinking. However, with the new technology and designs applied by the manufacturers, this concern is addressed.
