When the content determines the form. Glasses, wine glasses, glasses.

Passing the gallery

A photo: Andrey Kuznetsov

Text: Alexandra Shapiro

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Birthday, wedding, child birth ... Three hundred years ago did Pierre Perignon from Champagne province, who retired from the worldly fuss to the monastery, suppose that the sparkling wine he invented would be a festive drink worthy of the most precious bowls? Such as these glasses from the famous Faberge house with carat gold melted in crystalGrape gold It seems that not a single drink in the world has been honored with such awe as cognac: it is poured drop by drop, warmed in the palms and drunk without haste. So that the noble golden color is visible, and the aroma is palpable, the brandy glass is made of thin white transparent glass, has a low stem, a wide base and walls tapering from above.Crystal clear In Russia, they not only invented vodka, but also developed a special culture of its consumption. This transparent drink is usually served in a shtof (a vessel that takes its name from the Russian measure of vodka) and spilled in stacks with a capacity of not more than 50 grams. Interestingly, in the picture, Russian vodka is poured into crystal wine from the old French manufactory Cristal de Sevres.All shades of red Known: the form defines the content. As for drinks, here, on the contrary, the contents determine the shape of the glass intended for it. So red dry - Bordeaux or Burgundy - is poured into glasses with wide convex walls that allow the wine to be saturated with oxygen and, accordingly, give the gourmet all the flavors.