There is no other alcoholic drink apart from wine that you need to follow etiquette for. If you are invited for dinner or at a high-profile party where you are served wine, you cannot have wine the same way you will have other hard drinks. You need to follow etiquette right from the time you pick up your first wine glass to when you go to ask for your refill. So, on National Wine Day, which is celebrated by wine lovers in honour of their favourite grape-fermented drink, here are 6 wine etiquette you need to keep in mind if you are a newbie wine drinker.
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1. Don’t fill the wine glass to the brim
The moment you fill your wine glass more than half, you will get nasty looks from people around you. So, to avoid that, make sure you fill your glass with less than half always.
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2. Hold your glass by the stem, not the bowl
When it comes to wine glasses, you need to hold it by the stem. Do not pick up your wine glass by the bowl as it is not considered courteous.
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3. Always pour wine for others first
If you are hosting a dinner party at home, and you and your guest are almost at the bottom of your wines, you always have to fill their glass first, then yours.
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4. Hold the wine bottle by the base
Not just the glass, but there is a certain way you hold the wine bottle as well. While serving wine, make sure you hold the bottle by the base and not the neck.
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5. Swirl your wine
You must have seen in movies or even in real life where wine drinkers swirl their drinks in the glass. Well, the purpose of doing so is to enhance the flavours and aroma of the wine.
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6. Don’t gulp your wine in one go
This is not a tequila shot that you want to gulp down in one go. Wine is supposed to be savoured with each sip and sniff.
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So, wine drinkers, enjoy National Wine Day by pouring yourself and your loved ones a glass today!