The Best of Both Worlds with a Stemless Wine Glass
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.
The growing popularity of the stemless wine glass can also be attributed to the efforts by wine glass companies in increasing sales by developing more innovative and trendier products. This introduction of such products shows their efforts in moving towards the modern concept of living as depicted by the practicality of designs.
Features of the Stemless Wine Glass
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.
Wine experts agree that the use of the stemless wine glass does indeed bring out the best of both worlds, between the modern and the traditional. The bowled tumbler shape allows the holder to swirl the wine contents and provide them with more control when drinking thus providing the user with more flexibility in the palette. On the other hand, the stemless wine glass allows now makes it possible to use the dishwasher for washing, unlike the usual hand washing that is required with stemmed wine glasses because of the delicate nature.
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.