NO!!! This is NOT how you hold a wine glass!!!
Here is more information from cellarnotes.net on the correct way to hold a wine glass (pay attention…)
How to Hold a Wine Glass
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There is a Right Way to Hold a Wine Glass
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It may seem a bit unnecessary to discuss how to hold a wine glass; but, there is a right way and a wrong way and it does make a difference.
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| Wine is served in stemware because the temperature at which wine is served can have a profound impact on the tastes and the enjoyment it yields. Wine glasses should always be held by the stem of the glass rather than the bowl since the heat of your hand will quickly warm the liquid. |
| Warming a wine above its desired serving temperature will yield unwanted and unpleasant characteristics. The alcohol in wine will give a sharpness or ‘bite’ to the taste if the wine is served above 74 F. degrees. |
| Enough said. Just hold the glass by the stem unless the wine is served at too cool a temperature and you need to warm it for a minute or two. |
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December 16, 2009 at 8:39 pm
I think it is a matter of choice and how you feel most comfortable. You must also have an appreciation for wine which all persons dont have whether you hold it by the ball or the stem. I only drink wine to be sociable but will never acquire a love for it.I am a nervous person and when I hold the glass the correct way the wine feels as though it will spill especially when full. For me it is definitely comfort. Some of these concocted ideas of etiquette are all in the mind and need to be abolished.
December 17, 2009 at 9:54 am
A couple of thoughts on etiquette:
“That’s the secret of entertaining. You make your guests feel welcome and at home. If you do that honestly, the rest takes care of itself. ”
Barbara Hall, Northern Exposure, Northern Hospitality, 1994
“Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.”
Emily Post
November 13, 2009 at 3:50 am
If it is red wine and it is served at room temperature… It is actually fine and correct etiquette to hold it by the bowl….
November 13, 2009 at 9:28 am
You are correct…but then you get fingerprints all over the glass and it just looks bad!