wine glass
Stemware for drinking
A wine glass is a drinking vessel designed specifically for wine, typically with a bowl-shaped cup atop a stem and base.
The stem allows holding the glass without warming the wine with body heat.
Different shapes suit different wines—wider bowls for reds, narrower for whites, tall flutes for champagne: She swirled the wine in her glass.
Stemmed drinking vessel
- fluteTube blown sideways
- chaliceOrnate ritual drinking vessel
- snifterShort-stemmed brandy goblet
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
tulip · balloon · burgundy · carafe · decanter · cordial · port · sherry
Ordered-atom solid
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- rimCircular outer boundary
- stemPlant's central axis
- bowlConcave food container
base · foot · clarity · transparency · sparkle · refraction · brilliance · shine
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
- clinkSharp metallic ring
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
anniversary · reception · banquet · dinner · gathering · festivity · new year · birthday
Elegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- stemmedStopped or originated
- gracefulElegant in movement
- slenderThin and graceful
polish · aesthetics · presentation · table setting · fine dining · crystal · luxury · formal
goblet
Stemmed drinking vessel
coupe · tulip · balloon · burgundy · carafe · decanter · cordial · port · sherry · chardonnay
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
bowl · base · foot · clarity · transparency · sparkle · refraction · brilliance · shine · luster
toast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- cheersCasual toast or farewell
- clinkSharp metallic ring
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
wedding · anniversary · reception · banquet · dinner · gathering · festivity · new year · birthday · milestone
refinement
Elegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- stemmedStopped or originated
- gracefulElegant in movement
slender · polish · aesthetics · presentation · table setting · fine dining · crystal · luxury · formal · hostess
swirl
Rotating, curving movement
nose · palate · legs · tears · sommelier · tannin · body · finish · mouthfeel · decant
- compound nounscoffee table, kitchen table, bus stop, train station, fire truck
- drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
- winecabernet, chardonnay, merlot, Merlot, Chardonnay
- barbartender, bartending, mixologist, mixology, bar stool
- bistrobistro chairs, terrace seating, awning, sidewalk cafe, parasols
- drinking glasseschampagne flute, tumbler, goblet, highball, lowball
wine glasstumbler
Flat-bottomed drinking vessel
rocks glass · old fashioned glass · highball glass · lowball glass · pint glass