Long, comfortable stems: We avoided wine glasses that were too short and stubby, because they are less unattractive than glasses with longer, more classic stems.

Do we really need a different glass for every variety of wine -- one for chardonnay, another for pinot noir, one for cabernet, another for sauvignon blanc, and on?

Instead of clutching the stem of your wine glass for dear life right under the bowl, try to get in the habit of using the ...