White wine glasses have a tulip or straight shape sides and they are narrower. They vary a lot in their shape and size. The glass is designed  to have the narrow shape to maintain the wine serving temperature and to prevent the air circulating around the wine. The small base or bowl prevents the transfer of much heat from the human body to the wine keeping the wine cool till it reaches your lips.
To highlight the unique characteristics the white wines the white wine glass is made in different shapes.
White wine glass that has wide mouth helps to promote quick deterioration and to alter the flavor of the wine. White wines that are little oxidized have full flavor. For light flavor white wines little oxidization is required. In order to reduce the rate of oxidization some of the white wine glasses are made with smaller mouth, thus reducing the surface area for oxidization.
Before using the white wine it can be enclosed shortly before consumption this can influence its flavor significantly.
 White Wine Glass Design
Each and every part of the white wine is designed keeping in mind some of the specific purposes.
The long stem is used to hold the glass easily in the hand. This also prevents the transfer of heat from the human body to the liquid in the glass thus affecting the flavor and aroma of the wine. Holding the glass by the bowl will surely make the wine warm affecting its characteristics.
The small bowl that is slender in shape serves two main purposes. One is that it prevents the unnecessary exposing of wine to the air. The second is that the tapered tip on the top focuses on the garland of the wine which is slighter than the red wine
It is also designed in the way that the mouth of the glass and the lip are in right contact pouring the wine at the right place in the mouth.
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