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    1. A bottle of Vieux Château Certan 2009, Pomerol, beside a glass of red wine and a decanter

      New9 Nov 2026

      Best Universal Wine Glasses: One Glass for Every Wine

      White, sparkling and red, all in the same glass. What a universal glass is, how to choose one in 10 seconds, and the glasses I suggest.

    2. A small tasting glass of rosé held above the rows of a vineyard

      New9 Nov 2026

      Wine Tasting Glasses: Do You Really Need Them?

      A small glass, a small pour, many wines. What a tasting glass is, what to check before you buy, and the four sets I would choose.

    3. Champagne being poured into the first of a long row of sparkling wine glasses

      New6 Nov 2026

      Champagne Glasses: Flute, Tulip or Coupe?

      There is no one correct champagne glass. Here is what each shape does, how full to pour, and the glass I suggest when you want the aroma.

    4. Pop-art illustration: a woman at a restaurant table smells red wine in a red wine glass, with a smaller white wine glass of chilled white wine

      New6 Nov 2026

      Red Wine Glass vs White Wine Glass

      Are they really different? Yes. Here is the difference, the exceptions, and the one glass I suggest you start with.

    5. Pop-art illustration: a woman in a hotel dining room smells ruby port in a small port glass

      New3 Nov 2026

      Port Wine Glasses: A Sommelier’s Buying Guide

      Small glass, small pour, big nose. How much to pour, one glass for every port, and the three glasses I recommend.

    6. Pop-art illustration: a man in a hotel dining room smells golden Sauternes in a small sweet wine glass

      New3 Nov 2026

      Dessert Wine Glasses

      A small glass and a small pour. The glass hotels use, the one a great Sauternes deserves, and my three picks.

    7. Alper Billik, Advanced Sommelier, smelling a glass of red wine at a restaurant table

      New27 Oct 2026

      Best Wine Glasses: A Sommelier’s Honest Guide

      There is no best wine glass. There is your favorite.

    8. Corte Sant'Alda Valpolicella Ripasso poured into a wine glass beside a decanter of red wine

      23 Oct 2026

      Wine Decanters: A Sommelier’s Complete Guide

    9. A slim crystal wine glass on a pale stone counter in a bright kitchen

      17 Oct 2026

      Best Rosé Wine Glasses

    10. Stemmed plastic wine glasses of red wine on a picnic blanket in a park

      16 Oct 2026

      Plastic Wine Glasses: A Sommelier’s Buying Guide