Serve it right, sip it right

While wine glasses do a perfect job of holding your drink, writer Laura Burgess at The Kitchn explains that pouring the right amount of wine in a glass too is important. She explains, “In order to elevate the flavours and aromas of wine, you want to expose it to air. This task is easily accomplished in a properly filled glass, but nearly impossible in one that’s too full or too empty. The trick is to fill your glass only to the widest part of the bowl.” And if you’re wondering why, Laura explains that filling a glass to upto a third of the way to the brim gives ample room for swirling the wine in the glass. “Your wine will smell and taste better. Think of it like throwing open the windows of the attic to air it out,” she explains.

However, there is an exception. Champagne flutes do not fall into the category since it is designed to fill “beyond the widest part of the bowl.”