{"id":13901,"date":"2017-01-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-22T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/why-toro-wines-just-taste-better-from-a-toro-glass"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:41","slug":"why-toro-wines-just-taste-better-from-a-toro-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/why-toro-wines-just-taste-better-from-a-toro-glass","title":{"rendered":"Why Toro wines just taste better from a Toro glass"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toro wines<\/span><\/a> are some of Spain\u2019s most distinctive reds: Powerful, full-bodied and complex, with intense fruit flavours and grippy tannins. Mostly produced from the Tinta de Toro variety, known elsewhere as <\/span>Tempranillo<\/span><\/a>, the wines nonetheless have a character that is all their own. Toro wines have a unique profile that is entirely different from other big red wines like Bordeaux and Australian Shiraz. In order to make the most of this, sommeliers like to serve these wines in a special Toro glass<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is a Toro glass?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Unless you are in the Toro region, you may not explicitly hear reference to a <\/span>Toro glass<\/b>. More likely, you will hear about a <\/span>Tempranillo glass<\/b> or a <\/span>Tinto Reserva glass<\/b>. Whatever you call it, this is a purpose-built piece of stemware that is designed to accentuate the unique properties and flavours of Toro and other Tempranillo-based wines. Colloquially it could be called a <\/span>Toro glass<\/b>, <\/span>Rioja glass<\/b> or <\/span>Ribera del Duero glass<\/b>, depending on where in Spain you are.<\/span><\/p>\n

The glass is a large red wine glass, with a wider bottom and more narrow lip. The exact size of the glass can vary, as leading glassmaker Riedel offers slightly different sizes based on the age of the wine:<\/span><\/p>\n