Baccarat Designs a New Wine Glass that Protects the Aroma of the Wine
Baccarat is the renowned maker of luxury crystal glassware. The French glassmaker is always striving to design a wine glass that enhances the experience of drinking wine. They do regular research and development to achieve the perfect balance between alcohol and the grape. Their new glass has a design that hopes to revolutionize the wine drinking experience. The glass has a tulip shape and a flat wide base. The chimney is vertical that prevents the alcohol from overpowering the aroma of wine when the glass is swirled. There is a scientific basis to the design and has been developed to retain the subtlety in the vintages. The large scale swirling movement of the wine glass oxidizes the wine and burns off the delicate aromas. This new design prevents, or definitely limits the process. The glass was launched in France earlier this year and was launched in China and Hong Kong last month. François Mainetti, the glass maker’s General Manager for Greater China during the ...