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Do you enjoy Pinot Noir? Maybe you would if it was in the right glass.














I am here to complicate your life. In a good way I hope! I would like to help you see how different wine glass shapes determine your perception, and can alter your enjoyment of the wines you drink. Lets take Pinot Noir in the correct glass. This grape is mostly misunderstood because it is tasted in the wrong glass. Pour your Pinot Noir into the Riedel glass on the left. Swirl and nose the wine in the glass and notice you get some nice fresh berry and fruit on the nose. The shape of the glass has really concentrated the aromas. Next we taste. The lip directs the Pinot to the front part of your palate and you taste the layering of fruit, the sweetness of the fragile variety and finish with the acidity. The Pinot is delivered to the palate for the best possible experience.

Now pour the Pinot Noir into the Cabernet glass above on the right. Nose the wine and notice the fruit is gone and you get a bit more of the sharpness of the acid. Now taste the wine. The sweet fruit is gone as the wine is directed to the middle of your tongue and directly back giving you a harsher acid taste. This is why many people shy away from Pinot Noir as tasted in the wrong glass it can be too acidic and tightly closed. Precisely why this glass is made for Cabernet. Stay tuned for more tasting challenges. Get the best out of your wine in the best glass!