What’s the Best Wine Glass to Buy: Stemless or Stemmed? | Eater
"A certified wine scholar and teacher there frames the stemless trend as part of a wider democratization of wine, noting that most ancient drinking vessels lacked stems and that the stemmed glass evolved purposefully; by the 1700s the bowl shape, aeration, aroma direction, and the stem’s role in preventing hand-heat from changing temperature were all deliberate design elements intended to enhance the tasting experience." - Katie Abbondanza
