Always the Glass by Stem
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Dear Mr and Mrs P - I thought I knew how to hold wine glasses: red by the bowl, and white and sparkling by the stem. But then I noticed a very sophisticated man holding his red wine glass by the stem last night. Am I doing it wrong? Or is he overly dainty?
Regardless of the colour, the answer is by the stem.
For the same reason you hold white and champagne glasses by the stem to keep from warming the liquid, you should do this when drinking red wine as well.
Ideally, red wine will come out of a cellar or wine fridge where it has been stored between 12.7-15.5°C / 55-60°F. And if the wine starts out closer to room temperature (22-28°C / 71.6-82.4°F), then that's all the more reason you don't want to further heat it up.
The only time this rule doesn't apply is with Cognac or brandy, when a little warmth goes a long way.
Out of interest, the ideal temperature for storing Champagne and white wine is between 9.5-13.3°C / 49-56°F, although most modern refrigerators stay below 4°C.
So what this means is that at home, if you don't have a wine fridge, you're probably drinking your whites too cold and your reds too warm, regardless of how you hold the glass.
I'd better tell Mr Properly we've got a big problem.
For the same reason you hold white and champagne glasses by the stem to keep from warming the liquid, you should do this when drinking red wine as well.
Ideally, red wine will come out of a cellar or wine fridge where it has been stored between 12.7-15.5°C / 55-60°F. And if the wine starts out closer to room temperature (22-28°C / 71.6-82.4°F), then that's all the more reason you don't want to further heat it up.
The only time this rule doesn't apply is with Cognac or brandy, when a little warmth goes a long way.
Out of interest, the ideal temperature for storing Champagne and white wine is between 9.5-13.3°C / 49-56°F, although most modern refrigerators stay below 4°C.
So what this means is that at home, if you don't have a wine fridge, you're probably drinking your whites too cold and your reds too warm, regardless of how you hold the glass.
I'd better tell Mr Properly we've got a big problem.
Here Is The Writer : Mr & Mrs Properly
Mr and Mrs Properly will never come to your home empty-handed. They hold doors for young and old alike, always say please and thank you (especially to each other), and try not to be judgemental when they witness bad manners. Their bookshelves feature works by Debrett's, Knigge, Miss Manners and Emily Post, and when they're bored, they write this column for Here Is The City while making dinner. Both work in the City.
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