Posts Tagged ‘wine glasses’

Is Expensive Wine Party Wine?

Monday, November 30th, 2009

How many of us can really say we know anything about wine? Most people will be familiar with that feeling you get when you’re standing there looking at the rows and rows of bottles, with no idea what it is you’re actually supposed to be looking for. We assume that expensive wines are expensive for a reason and cheap wines should therefore probably be avoided, but is there really any truth to this? I have tried both cheap wines that have tasted fine, and expensive ones that have been horrible – that’s not always the case but they do exist and how are we supposed to know which ones to choose?

It’s like the theory that drinking from crystal glass makes wine taste better than regular glasses. It’s true that it is definitely nicer to drink out of a crystal glass, they feel nice to hold and they make that lovely sound when you tap them, but I’ve yet to see any evidence that it has any effect on the flavour of the drink. A nasty wine will taste nasty whatever you drink it from – just think of the familiar grimace on people’s faces when they take a sip from their posh celebratory Champagne flutes, only to be reminded that they’ve always hated Champagne and are only drinking it because it’s what you’re supposed to do. So maybe think about presenting it in posh decanters and wine glasses.

A true wine buff would tell you they can guess the vintage of a good wine and where it was bottled purely from tasting it. But in the opening episode of BBC4’s recent mini documentary series entitled (rather inventively, I thought!) Wine, an interesting, and quite amusing, scene took place. A group of professional wine experts were offered a taste from a mystery bottle and asked to guess the vintage. Most of them guessed at somewhere around the 1980s, with the exception of one French expert who said 1928. It turned out to be from 1870, proving that none of them really had a clue.

So do factors like the age and vintage of a wine really mean anything in terms of a wine’s quality? If even the world’s most knowledgeable experts can’t tell the difference then it would seem that the answer is no, probably not. Older wines are likely to be more rare, which might go some way to explaining why they cost more, but I bet those experts could have got a whole crate of good 1980s wines for the same price as that one bottle would have cost. And in these times of the credit crunch do people really want to be paying extra for fancy wines when it’s possible they could get one just as good – or maybe even nicer – in Threshers for under a tenner?

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Choosing Acrylic Wine Glasses Is Simple

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Lots of things you can do with Acrylic Wine  glasses. It is really a great addition to any wine lovers collections. When it  comes to parties or special events, this wine glasses can add a nice touch.  Besides that, they are also wonderful to use for crafts and arts.

You  can purchase Acrylic Wine Glasses as a gift at many  retailers. Or order from internet, there  are a wide verity of unique acrylic wine glasses online.

Many people love gifts come from  the heart, so be sure to spend sometimes assesing what their particular tastes  if you’re going to give this acrylic wine glasses as a gift to someone.

Acrylic wine glasses has many different sizes, shapes  as well colors. They are not only good for anniversaries, but also for  weddings, and birthday parties.

You can purchase these wine glassess with many kinds of party theme.  You will find these glasses to suit your need, from an elegant wedding to a  relaxed Hawaiian party.

Deterimine how many wine glasses  you will need. If you’re going to use so many of them, then you may want to  make sure the retailers can get you many as you will need. So plan ahead before  your event come.

Like reidel wine glasses, acrylic wine glasses are also great for  arts and crafts. You can paint this glass with a  paint brush to give as a gift. You can paint it with acrylic paints.

Perhaps you need to ask a local craft store for ideas when you want to set  the paint. These glasses look beautiful with polka dots, flowers, even  monograms! The nice  part about painting personalized wine glasses is that your imagination is your limit.

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