Your Questions About Special Wine Glasses

Brian answers:

If it were me, I’d either mail them or ship them via UPS or FedEx. You don’t want to put them in your checked luggage – they could easily get broken or stolen. You could carry them on, of course, but don’t gift-wrap them – the package would need to be opened at security.

Brian answers:

You want an over sized wineglass, basically softball size and shape… This allows you to easily swirl the wine and release the aromas, the round shape also holds the scent in much longer where as a glass with straight walls allows all this to escape.

Brian answers:

I keep these in handy for special drinking occasions.

I wonder if this is why the guys flock to me at the bar!!!

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Brian answers:

Wine glasses are shaped specifically for the type of wine to be tasted. The Bordeaux style wines are served in a glass with a large bowl but is extended at the top. Burgundy style wines are served in a large bowl style glass that is more oval at the sides. These glasses trap the aroma of the wine, show the viscosity or legs as they run down the sides and allow more air to get to the wine due to the size and shape of the glass.

White wines are served in a glass similar to the bordeaux style glass but it is smaller and the bowl is not as large. Champagne is served in a taller flute style glass to allow the “bubbles” to be observed as they travel from the bottom of the glass to the top. Ports and sherries in small flutes.

Does any of this have any meaning. Sure, but enjoy wine the way you want to. Some wines deserve the full treatment, but can you imagine the number of glasses a restaurant has to carry to be “wine politically correct?”

Brian answers:

It is all about the bubbles.

The champagne flute is a stem glass with a tall, narrow bowl. As with other stemware, the stem allows the drinker to hold the glass without affecting the temperature of the drink. The bowl is designed to retain champagne’s signature carbonation, by reducing the surface area at the opening of the bowl. The flute has largely replaced the champagne coupe or saucer, the shape of which allowed carbonation to dissipate even more rapidly than from a standard wine glass. Its smaller diameter also allows more flutes to be carried on a tray.

Nucleation in a champagne glass helps form the bubbles seen in champagne. Too much nucleation will cause the carbonation to quickly fizzle out. A smoother surface area will produce fewer bubbles in the glass, and more bubble texture in the taster’s mouth.

While most commonly used for sparkling wines, flutes are also used for certain beers, especially Belgian lambic and gueuze, which are brewed with wild yeast and often fruited. The tart flavour of these beers, coupled with their carbonation, makes them similar to sparkling white wines, and the champagne flute an ideal choice of glassware.

Brian answers:

There are several different kinds of glass paint which can be used to make the wine glasses. You’ll probably want to use Pebeo Vitrea or Delta brand. The Pebeo gives a more stained glass look while the Delta is more opaque. Try Hobby-Lobby or Michael’s or w/e you have in your area. A google search for glass paint should give you many places from which to order. Paint as desired, bake the glass according to instructions and it should stand up to most washing, dishwashers, etc.

Brian answers:

Id pump & dump one time… After that things should be fine.
Usually they (lactation consultants) will tell you to wait anywhere from 2-4hrs after a drink to nurse. So depending on how often you pump, one session might be all you need to dump.
Best Wishes.

Brian answers:

You can get plastic ones at most any party store, complete with the stem and wide flat bottom.
Take a look.
You can probably even get different colored ones.
If you have your heart set on glass ones, take a look at second hand stores. They have TONS of fancy glassware, some stuff still the the box that was donated.

Brian answers:

Yes, they may.
It has to be cleared beforehand with their principal doctor.
Once the doctor says what’s allowed and what’s not, it is written on the patient’s chart so that when events come along the staff will know what’s allowed.