The best wine glass is the one wine comes in: a bottle
Wine consumers often fret over the best glass to serve their reds, whites and rosés. I’m here to tell you: the best glass is the one that the wine comes in, namely the bottle.
Drinking wine from the bottle is a pleasure that no Austrian crystal maker will tell you about. But it is the right olfactory, environmental, and economic choice.
The best crystal wine glasses have a wide balloon that narrows toward the top. That’s also the case for wine bottles where the aromas are conveniently concentrated through the bottle neck.
And because heavy glass has a larger carbon footprint than box wine, drinking directly from the bottle bypasses the need for crystal glasses that may have been sent via airfrieght with excess packaging.
Economically, the costs are clearly lower. And it also provides greater mobility to drink on the go although open container laws do interfere.
Paul Grieco of the NYC hipster wine bar Terroir says that bottles as glasses are all the rage at his bar. “The only hard part is getting people to stop after the equivalent of one glass,” he said. “And you really don’t want to be the last one to order a glass from a given bottle.”
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On April 1st, 2009 at 4:44 am ,Monsieur Septime wrote:
Did he try with a Jéroboam ?
On April 1st, 2009 at 5:30 am ,Kevin Karl wrote:
Excellent!
On April 1st, 2009 at 9:06 am ,Randy Watson wrote:
Very interesting! I don’t know if I’ll give up my favorite glass just yet though…
On April 1st, 2009 at 9:12 am ,Steve Raye wrote:
Ha! But you definitely don’t want sloppy seconds…the backwash is awfully unsanitary.
On April 1st, 2009 at 9:16 am ,Dylan wrote:
I’m sorry–so people drink an entire bottle from the bottle? Or are these the special smaller bottles which are becoming more popular lately?
On April 1st, 2009 at 10:11 am ,MrTaz wrote:
Au contraire, Steve, the backwash would add microorganisms that will speed the aging process, therebye softening a young harsh wine, and adding complexity. Terroir should INCREASE the price of each subsequent gulp!
On April 1st, 2009 at 11:10 am ,tish wrote:
Geez, does this mean Riedel is now going to get into the bottle business?
Nice stuff, Doc.
On April 1st, 2009 at 11:11 am ,Benito wrote:
Don’t forget the most important part of this method: gripping tightly enough that the bottle doesn’t fall out of the brown paper bag!
On April 1st, 2009 at 5:33 pm ,The best wine glass is the one it comes in: a bottle « All I Could Read This Week wrote:
[...] The best wine glass is the one it comes in: a bottle Filed under: Uncategorized — Cush In SF @ 10:33 pm Dr Vino’s wine blog The best wine glass is the one it comes in: a bottle Wine consumers often fret over the best glass to serve their reds, whites and rosés. I’m here to tell you: the best glass is the one that the wine comes in, namely the bottle. Drinking wine from the bottle is a pleasure that no Austrian crystal maker will tell you about. But it is the right olfactory, environmental, economic choice. The best crystal wine glasses have a wide balloon that narrows toward the top. That’s also the case for wine bottles where the aromas are conveniently concentrated through the bottle neck. And because heavy glass has a larger carbon footprint than box wine, drinking directly from the bottle bypasses the need for crystal glasses that may have been sent via airfrieght with excess packaging. Economically, the costs are clearly lower. And it also provides greater mobility to drink on the go although open container laws do interfere. Paul Grieco of the NYC hipster wine bar Terroir says that bottles as glasses are all the rage at his bar. “The only hard part is getting people to stop after the equivalent of one glass,” he said. “And you really don’t want to be the last one to order a glass from a given bottle.” For more details, click here. …………………………………………………… http://www.drvino.com/2009/04/01/the-best-glass-is-the-one-the-wine-comes-in-a-bottle/ [...]
On April 1st, 2009 at 5:36 pm ,The best wine glass is the one it comes in: a bottle « Weekly Food & Wine Finds wrote:
[...] The best wine glass is the one it comes in: a bottle Filed under: Uncategorized — Cush In SF @ 10:33 pm Dr Vino’s wine blog The best wine glass is the one it comes in: a bottle Wine consumers often fret over the best glass to serve their reds, whites and rosés. I’m here to tell you: the best glass is the one that the wine comes in, namely the bottle. Drinking wine from the bottle is a pleasure that no Austrian crystal maker will tell you about. But it is the right olfactory, environmental, economic choice. The best crystal wine glasses have a wide balloon that narrows toward the top. That’s also the case for wine bottles where the aromas are conveniently concentrated through the bottle neck. And because heavy glass has a larger carbon footprint than box wine, drinking directly from the bottle bypasses the need for crystal glasses that may have been sent via airfrieght with excess packaging. Economically, the costs are clearly lower. And it also provides greater mobility to drink on the go although open container laws do interfere. Paul Grieco of the NYC hipster wine bar Terroir says that bottles as glasses are all the rage at his bar. “The only hard part is getting people to stop after the equivalent of one glass,” he said. “And you really don’t want to be the last one to order a glass from a given bottle.” For more details, click here. …………………………………………………… http://www.drvino.com/2009/04/01/the-best-glass-is-the-one-the-wine-comes-in-a-bottle/ [...]
On April 2nd, 2009 at 1:28 am ,winechick wrote:
Wrong Dr. Vino, nothing beats sucking it straight from the tank or ‘wine bong’ ala hose from barrel. April Fools!
On April 2nd, 2009 at 2:16 am ,Weston wrote:
hah funny I just got chewed out at work for this from a co-worker haha and its true
On April 8th, 2009 at 8:42 am ,Ryan wrote:
I was spoofed (but not until after an at-home experiment to try it for myself)!
Thanks for the blog, good Doctor. We’re enjoying it over here.
On May 15th, 2009 at 1:07 pm ,Glass Bottles wrote:
Amusing article, I enjoy drinking straight from the bottle but my fellow guests don’t enjoy it so much unless they each get their own bottle.
On June 4th, 2009 at 2:46 pm ,wholesale glass bottles wrote:
I love drinking wine straight from the bottle mmmm mmmm.. what might be even better is drinking it from the barrel…
On October 26th, 2011 at 6:30 am ,Dartington Glass wrote:
Think you might get some dirty looks chugging away on the bottle!