subject: Outdoor Bar Furniture Sets To House Your Wine [print this page] Glasses for white wine come in many shapes, from tall and narrow to wide and shallow. Those which have wide mouths assist with the rapid oxidation process, as with red wines. This suits distinctive flavoured wines. For lighter, more delicate wines oxidation is not necessary. Therefore Smaller mouthed glasses are prefered for these wines. Champagne and other types of sparkling wines require even smaller mouthed glasses. Long and slender champagne flutes decrease the area of wine exposed to the air. The wine will retain its twinkle a lot longer in a glass which is tall and slim than in the broad, shallower variety.
If you are having trouble choosing what type of favors you want to give out at your wedding, take a look at the many candle favors available and you are sure to find something that you like. Choices range from candles already packaged in gorgeous gift boxes, to candles in pretty organza bags, or you can choose just the candle and then embellish them yourself with ribbons, bows and other adornments (warning: the latter requires a big time commitment on your part!) Following are a few ideas for new exciting wedding favor candles.
Themes: Many common wedding themes provide you with the opportunity to choose candles that coordinate with that theme. For a beach wedding, choose votive candles decorated with shells or starfish. If your wedding theme is flowers, choose candles shaped like bouquets of roses.
When selecting what type of glassware you will be using for your formal parties many people cannot decide between pewter or sterling silver goblets. Both have been around for a number of years and have been established as part of a formal drinking set. You only bring these out when you are having wine tasting or a large dinner.
Vintage crystal wine glasses were frequently fabricated in sets of twelve during the 1700s, each set for burgundy and claret, sherry and port, liqueur glasses, and champagne glasses. In the 1950's, Reidel Crystal and some other manufacturers advanced the design of crystal wine glasses with unique sizes and shapes for nearly all wine variants.
You can spend a lot of money for your port champagne goblets or you can spend very little money. The choice is up to you although you must remember that you get what you pay for and unless you buy from trusted glassmakers, you could end up with very poor quality port unique wine accessories. Port wine goblets are very similar to any other wine glass. You can use any wine glass to enjoy it but if you are serious about wine, you can certainly find a type of wine glass that is perfect for enjoying port wine. The right wine goblets can help make the drinking of sweet port champagne a very sweet experience for all those who like to drink port wine.
If these ideas fall short for you, there are endless other gift options you can consider for the wine lover in your life from a weekend getaway to a winery to a rare bottle of their favorite type of wine.
Named after an influential design workshop of the early 20th century, Artel creates that favorite of Central European nobles for the past several hundred years, Bohemian crystal. Updated designs by the young American entrepreneur Karen Feldman turn out unusual vases, glasses, and tumblers that are regularly stocked by aspirational retailers such as Paul Smith, Fortnum & Mason, and Scully & Scully. Although plans are in the works for Artel's own Prague store to open in 2007, the current collection is available to view at the Vinohradska location in Vinohrady by appointment only.
A cheaper alternative to a wine cooler is a wine chiller or tabletop wine cooler which can quickly chill a bottle of wine in just minutes. They usually sell for $25 - $50.
