How To Hold A Red Wine Glass

1. The glass for white wine and champagne is a goblet. Hold the bottom part of the glass while drinking, and don’t touch the body of the glass with your hands, because white wine and champagne are usually frozen when drinking, and the temperature of your hands will make it Warm up. When toasting, you can firmly hold the bottom of the cup with your thumb, ring finger and little finger, hold the cup with your middle finger, and place your index finger lightly on the joint between the cup and the glass. Straighten your fingers as far as possible to show the graceful curves of your hands.

The wine glass for red wine has shorter legs and a larger body. You can clamp the corners of the glass with your index and middle fingers. It is not advisable to hold it close to the body when drinking. The temperature of the hand affects the taste of the red wine. When tasting the brandy, use your hand to hold the glass to make the aroma of the wine better.

When toasting and clinking glasses with others, when your cup is slightly lower than the other person, it shows your respect for the other person.

When drinking, you should never inhale. Instead, tilt the glass and drink as if you put the wine on your tongue. Gently shake the glass to allow the wine to come into contact with the air to increase the aroma of the wine, but do not shake the glass violently. There should be a small amount of leftover at the bottom of the cup, not to drink up.

2. For general Chinese glass wine glasses, pay attention not to use the whole hand to hold the cup, but to pinch the half of the height of the cup with your thumb and index finger. The body of the cup should be stuck in the mouth of the tiger. The other three fingers are natural. Relax, don’t take it too high, especially if you take the cup to someone else, because the bacteria from your fingers will be contaminated on the mouth of the cup, which is very unhygienic.

If you want to toast to others, hold the cup with your right hand and gently hold the fingers of your left hand at the bottom of the cup to show respect.

3. There is no special method for Chinese-style cups or cups, but when you drink with this kind of utensil, you must fill it up and drink it all at once, which is contrary to the requirements of western drinking.