*INAO..the thinking person's glass
Have you ever thought that your impression of a wine may be influenced by the wine's colour? If so, then you will appreciate the new INAO (Institut National d'Appelation d'Origine of France) black tasting glass. See picture
Normal assessment of wine is done first by colour, then smell, and finally tactility and taste, -colour, nose and palate. The aim of using the INAO black tasting glass is to prevent a wine taster from forming a preconceived judgement about a wine based solely on its appearance by removing the visual clues, such as the depth of colour which can indicate grape variety and wine style, the hue which can indicate age, and the clarity and liveliness which can indicate production methods. It is the thinking person's glass as it really does focus your mind on what is it you are actually nosing and tasting in a wine, and apart from that it looks and feels stunning!