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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Choosing Crystal Champagne Glass and Other Stemware

It should not be that difficult to select a crystal stemware including the crystal champagne glass. It requires that you simply get some information as to the varying types of stemware on the market. Stemware essentially is a type of glassware where the bowl is placed on the stem. It also possesses a flat base known as a foot which keeps the ware static. It is the stem that separates the glassware from all other types. Aside from its decorative purposes the stem also serves other realistic purposes. It mainly serves as handle to the glass. In this regard you evade contact with the bowl attached to the glass which heats up the temperature in the drink while leaving your fingerprints on the bowls exterior.

On the market there are about five varying kinds of regularly used stemware. These are the wine glasses, cocktail glasses, cordial glasses, champagne flutes and brandy snifters. Most people normally purchase wine glasses and the champagne flutes. An example of the latter is the crystal champagne glass.

When selecting wine glasses or a crystal champagne glass, there are a number of things to be considered. Note that the glasses for the popular red wine possess wider rims coupled with bowls than those for the white wine. The more dark the wine the bigger will the bowl attached to the glass would be. On the contrary, sweeter wine goes with a smaller bowl. The value of this is that wide-rimmed glasses make for the wine to breathe whiles contracted rimmed glasses focus the scent of the particles contained in the wine.

A crystal champagne glass flute however is tall with narrow bowls. The bowl is designed to be narrow so as to trim down the surface at the bowls aperture which then assists to keep the champagnes signature carbonation.

Preference sometimes is given to the glasses which are belly shaped as they are narrow at their midpoint making for the keeping of the bouquet. The tulip glass does not have to be sloped as much for it to get to the liquid in the bowls base unlike the normal flute.

The particular type of stemware you purchase normally depends on how you want to use them. You should start off from thinking about your favourite drinks. Also make sure that the stemware you purchase is not for display purposes as is done by some people.

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