The 8 Worst Mistakes Wine Drinkers Make
1. Filling your wine glass up to the brim Wine isn't beer. Just because some wine glasses can fit an entire bottle of wine in them, doesn't mean you'll want to fill your entire glass. It makes for a heavy glass, looks silly and makes the wine difficult to drink and enjoy. Rather, you'll want to stick to about a 5 ounce pour. This will allow you to swirl and sniff your wine and drink and enjoy your wine with ease. 2. Holding your wine glass by the bowl Hold your glass by the stem, not the bowl. Your wine glass has a stem for a reason. When you hold your wine glass by the bowl, the body heat from your hand warms the wine up. Unless you want your wine warmer, stick to the temperature the wine was poured at and hold your glass by the stem. In a room full of wine drinkers, you can always tell who are the experienced wine drinkers by the way they hold their glass. 3. Buying wine because of the label Simple rules: Don't judge a book by its cover. Don&