What is the difference between Burgundy Cup and Bordeaux Cup?

The difference between Burgundy Cup and Bordeaux Cup is their different shapes. Both Burgundy Cup and Bordeaux Cup are goblets, which are suitable for drinking red wine. The Burgundy Cup is shorter than Bordeaux Cup in the body, wider in the belly, and larger in the mouth, which is more suitable for soft red wines such as Pinot Noir.

The red wine cup is also called a goblet, with a slender handle. This design is not only beautiful but also for better tasting the best flavor of red wine. When tasting red wine, the temperature of red wine is very important. Different red wines have the best serving temperature, and the temperature of the hand will affect the temperature of the wine. Therefore, when holding a red wine glass, you should hold the handle or bottom of the glass, so that the temperature of the wine will not be affected. Don't hold the cup with your hand. The temperature of your hand will pass to the red wine, which is easy to warm the wine and affect the wine tasting. At the same time, it is easy to leave fingerprints, affecting appearance.

Red Wine Cup

1) Bordeaux Cup

The cup body is long and the mouth is narrow, which is suitable for gathering the wine smell in the mouth. Bordeaux glasses are also suitable for other red wines except for Burgundy because most wine glasses are made according to the Bordeaux style.

2) Burgundy Cup

The cup body is short, the cup belly is wide, and the cup mouth is large, which is suitable for putting your nose in to smell the fragrance. This wine glass is wider than the Bordeaux wine glass and aims to collect the aroma and taste of soft red wines such as Pinot Noir. The shape of the cup will flow the wine to the tip of the drinker's tongue so that the sweetness of the wine can be constantly felt.