Glass for Douro wine

[Frederick Blais]

There are many type of glass design for as many type of grapes or region, but yet nothing for Douro wines. I've made many experiments in the past years and share them with some Douro wine makers and guess what! The most pleasure I get from a glass when I want to drink a Douro wine is from a Burgundy baloon glass. Some do agree for a few wines they make but yet at no tables int he Douro there is a definitive type of glass everyone uses.

I do believe that the high acidity impression of Douro wines on the palate compared to Bordeaux for exemple serves them better in Burgundy glass. The wines gets on the tongue a bit futher for the acidity to strike less on the entry. The shapes also enhance the nice and rich aromatic compoments these can develop.

Try it and give me your impression. I'm now converted!

[Andy Velebil]

I've generally used Bordeaux glasses and don't think I've ever used a Burg glass with Douro's. The next bottle of Douro wine I open I'll do a side-by-side comparision of several types of glasses and report back with my findings.

[Jan-Tore Egge]

Thanks for the tip. It's never occurred to me to try a Burgundy glass. Like Andy, I tend to use a Bordeaux glass.

By the way, do you mean a very large glass, like the 'goldfish bowl' (Riedel Sommeliers Grand Cru Burgundy)?

[Frederick Blais]

Thanks for the tip. It's never occurred to me to try a Burgundy glass. Like Andy, I tend to use a Bordeaux glass.

By the way, do you mean a very large glass, like the 'goldfish bowl' (Riedel Sommeliers Grand Cru Burgundy)?

Just the regular burgundy, I pay around 10-15$can depending on Riedel or Spegielau.