If you are hosting a formal event, or even a special celebration which adults will be attending, chances are that you will have wine as a beverage.
This is a great time to bring out the crystal wine glasses and brush up on your drinking etiquette.
There are a lot of rules when it comes to drinking wine.
And, there are a lot of variables that affect which rules will apply to your gathering.
If you are throwing a smaller gathering, and are worried about broken glass becoming a problem, you might want to consider unbreakable titanium crystal glasses.
These glasses are more durable, made from strong crystal, and very resistant to breakage.
They look better than plastic and cost more.
They will save you money on replacement glass purchases, and save you the headache that results when someone's glass hits the floor.
If your event includes a sit down meal, you will want to appropriately place your crystal on the table.
Proper etiquette calls for no more than five pieces of stemware, per diner, to be set on the table.
The smaller stemware should be placed closest to the diner.
All stemware should be sit to the right of the dinner plate, above the knives and the spoons.
The type of crystal glass that you use could be dependent on what you are drinking.
Some are specially made for drinking liquor, sherry and port.
If you will be drinking red or white wine they can be used for both.
But, it is increasingly becoming the practice to use a crystal glass that is specifically made for either.
Glasses made for red wines tend to have a bigger rim than those that are made for white wines.
The bigger rim allows the reds to breathe, while the smaller rims are better at maintaining the scent of the white kind.
So, depending on what type you have sitting in your dining room cabinet, they could be the perfect fit for your drink.
If you are going to be serving more than one kind of adult beverage, you should properly fill the appropriate glass for each type of drink.
Champagne flutes can be filled close to the top of the rim.
Red wine and sherry should fill no more than a third of glass.
White wine can fill half of the glass.
And, water goblets can be three quarters of the way full.
Hopefully it is large enough to hold an adequate amount of drink, without filling the glass more than a third of the way.
The other two-thirds of the glass allow the wine to breathe, and the scent be inhaled by the person who is drinking it.
However, if you are serving champagne, you can fill your crystal glasses 3/4 of the way.
But, you will want a crystal champagne glass/flute for this.
For a special occasion, crystal wine glasses can definitely bring more to the table than just the wine.
And, when not in use, they will look just as good on display in your home, waiting for the next special occasion you have.
This is a great time to bring out the crystal wine glasses and brush up on your drinking etiquette.
There are a lot of rules when it comes to drinking wine.
And, there are a lot of variables that affect which rules will apply to your gathering.
If you are throwing a smaller gathering, and are worried about broken glass becoming a problem, you might want to consider unbreakable titanium crystal glasses.
These glasses are more durable, made from strong crystal, and very resistant to breakage.
They look better than plastic and cost more.
They will save you money on replacement glass purchases, and save you the headache that results when someone's glass hits the floor.
If your event includes a sit down meal, you will want to appropriately place your crystal on the table.
Proper etiquette calls for no more than five pieces of stemware, per diner, to be set on the table.
The smaller stemware should be placed closest to the diner.
All stemware should be sit to the right of the dinner plate, above the knives and the spoons.
The type of crystal glass that you use could be dependent on what you are drinking.
Some are specially made for drinking liquor, sherry and port.
If you will be drinking red or white wine they can be used for both.
But, it is increasingly becoming the practice to use a crystal glass that is specifically made for either.
Glasses made for red wines tend to have a bigger rim than those that are made for white wines.
The bigger rim allows the reds to breathe, while the smaller rims are better at maintaining the scent of the white kind.
So, depending on what type you have sitting in your dining room cabinet, they could be the perfect fit for your drink.
If you are going to be serving more than one kind of adult beverage, you should properly fill the appropriate glass for each type of drink.
Champagne flutes can be filled close to the top of the rim.
Red wine and sherry should fill no more than a third of glass.
White wine can fill half of the glass.
And, water goblets can be three quarters of the way full.
Hopefully it is large enough to hold an adequate amount of drink, without filling the glass more than a third of the way.
The other two-thirds of the glass allow the wine to breathe, and the scent be inhaled by the person who is drinking it.
However, if you are serving champagne, you can fill your crystal glasses 3/4 of the way.
But, you will want a crystal champagne glass/flute for this.
For a special occasion, crystal wine glasses can definitely bring more to the table than just the wine.
And, when not in use, they will look just as good on display in your home, waiting for the next special occasion you have.