• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.64-81
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• 2004

Recently, the demand for utensils related to wine business has been growing from the wine consumers in Korea in order to enjoy flavor of wine more profoundly. This study propose a theory about the five senses that had been issued frequently in wine world attracting an attention of ever-changing food culture. In addition, it is to help sommeliers and devotes to learn the knowledge about the wine. To fully appreciate the different grape varieties and the subtle characteristics of wines, it is essential to have a glass with shape if fine-tuned for the purpose. The shape is responsible for the quality and intensity of the bouquet and the flow of the wine. This study has been performed with Riedel glass that has been appreciated as one of the finest wineglass in the world to investigate the effect of glass to the wine tasting. This study should be followed by further study with other tasting glass such as INAO and Le Taster glass to be generalized. The study is also needed about not only wineglass but wine accessories such as cork-screw, decanting and wine cooler.