🍷Glassware

Forget the cabinet full of specialist glasses. You need to remember just one principle and own, at most, two shapes.

The principle: the bigger and rounder the bowl, the more a wine can breathe and show its aromas — so bold reds get big glasses, delicate whites get smaller ones. And always hold the glass by the stem, never the bowl: your hand is warm, and warming the wine undoes all your careful chilling.

• For Malbec and big reds: a large, wide-bowled glass. The generous surface area lets those plush dark-fruit and violet aromas open up. (A standard “Bordeaux” red glass is perfect — no need for anything fancier.)
• For Torrontés, Chardonnay and whites: a smaller, narrower glass keeps the wine cool and focuses its delicate aromatics.

If you only buy one glass, buy a decent medium-to-large all-purpose wine glass — it will serve almost everything well. Avoid tiny, thick-rimmed glasses; they flatten any wine.