Aeration Wine Glass

Abstract

A wine glass having a bowl with a protrusion on the inner surface of the bottom end. The wine glass may aerate and enhance the bouquet of wine contained therein while providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance. The protrusion may also include a hole to allow wine to flow therethrough for further aeration.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present application relates to a wine glass configured to enhance the aeration of wine.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0002]Numerous wine glasses have been developed for the drinking and tasting of wine. Some of these glasses are designed to enhance the bouquet of the wine. Riedel™ has developed wine glasses where the bowl is shaped to match a particular type of wine, as discussed in the “Background” section of U.S. Publication No. 2003 / 0189055.[0003]Beverage containers have been made having various centrally disposed protrusions, frequently for artistic or visual effect, such as taught in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,028,035; Des. 405,316; Des. 363,854; and Des. 343,990. Protrusions have also been used to improve the mixing action of shakers for preparing mixed drinks, for instance, as taught in U.S. Pat. No. 2,208,431.[0004]More recently, protrusions have been employed in wine tasting vessels to increase the release of the bouquet of a wine as a sample of wine in the vessel i...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]In accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention, a drinking glass may comprise a bowl having a top end and a bottom end. The bowl can have an opening at the top end and a conically shaped protrusion integrally formed on an interior surface of the bottom end thereof. The protrusion may be formed such that when the bowl is moved the protrusion creates turbulence to increase oxygen flow to enhance aeration of the wine.

[0010]In accordance with other embodiments of the present invention a wine glass may comprise a bowl having a top end and a bottom end. The bowl can have an opening at the top end and a conically shaped protrusion integrally formed on an interior surface of the bottom end thereof. The protrusion may have at least one hole extending therethrough. The protrusion may be formed such that when the bowl is moved the protrusion creates turbulence to increase oxygen flow to enhance aeration of the wine.

Problems solved by technology

This geometry would appear to provide most of the disturbance beneath the surface and, unless the swirling were very violent, would not notably aerate the wine, thereby limiting the effectiveness in enhancing the bouquet.

Furthermore, the rib is an integral part of the sidewall of the glass and thus interferes with the visual observation of the clarity and color to the wine which contributes to the tasting experience.

This publication teaches a protrusion that takes up a large portion of the volume of the bowl and may extend from the center of the liquid, disrupting the aesthetic appearance.

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