Group: alt.food.wine · Group Profile
Author: DaleWDaleW Date: May 13, 2008 22:40
On May 13, 4:12�pm, "Evan Keel" sbcglobal.net> wrote:> The thread �"Where to buy basic stemware?" got me thinking. I know this
> topic is spent, but went back to some of my old books. "ACADEMIE DU VIN
> COMPLETE WINE COURSE" �by Steven Spurrier and Michel Dovaz (1983! God, I'm
> old..) . �The glass they describe is:
>
> Total Height: 155mm +- 5
> Bowl Height: 100mm +- 2
> Base and stem height: 55 mm +- 3
> Diameter of top: 46mm +- 2
> Diameter of bowl at its widest: �65 mm +- 2
> Thickness of stem: 9mm +- 1
> Diameter of base: 65mm +- 1
> Total capacity: 215ml +- 10
> Tasting quantity: 50ml
The ISO/INAO glasses are very small for drinking, and the design was
chosen for standardization of judging small samples,
I've never heard anyone say they are best glass for drinking. If
anything they accentuate any flaws.
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