I’ve had it. It’s ridiculous. A place charges upwards of $10 for a glass or over $40 for a bottle, and they think they can get away with 1950s wine glasses. Come on. Get over it. That’s unacceptable. We deserve a proper glass for a red. Those little glasses may work fine for a white, but a red needs to open. None of this narrow bowl. Nor the fat rim. I know times are tough, but you’ve been using those glasses forever. Throw ‘em out. Invest a little. You don’t have to look too far. Go to Target–they have a huge selection. Show that you have changed with the times.

No, you do not need every type of  Riedel glass for each wine. That’s the other extreme. Thank you, my Zinfandel will be happy to share with the Cotes du Rhone, just give me a bigger bowl. Then I can swirl. It’s a joke to try to get any essence of flavor from those little glasses. Have a sale. Let your customers buy them for water glasses. Me, I want a pour I can enjoy with my food.

As long as we’re talking wine. Let’s talk wine service. In the non-fancy places I go, the server still needs to know not to  put a half a bottle of wine in my little glass. Seriously, a medium pour is quite sufficient. Now I know why so many people literally grab the bottle from a server’s hand, and say it’s OK, I’ll pour. Someone taught servers to sell wine not to serve wine.

So let’s get it right:  A proper glass for a red, and a server who recognizes wine is a drink to enjoy, not to gulp.

It’s a rant. Cheers.