The shape also allows the glass to sit neatly in the palm of the hand where the liquid can be slightly warmed. Connoisseurs recommend that many fortified wines, such as port, be consumed at around 18 degrees to enhance the aromas, taste and flavour of the drink for perfect enjoyment. Accompaniments and accessories With a wide variety of unusual and quirky port wine glasses now available on the market, each proclaiming to deliver the ultimate drinking experience through their individual design and shape, we can at last say goodbye to the Paris goblet and thimble-sized port glass. Port wine lovers are now able to appreciate a decent measure of their favourite drink in well proportioned, quality glasses that make the most of the rich aromas and full bodied flavour of a vintage port.

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Food and wine often go together and port wine is no exception. There are several combinations that complement each other perfectly and can make the experience so much more enjoyable. With a white port, try white chocolate. A tawny port goes well with milk chocolate, and a vintage port would find the perfect pairing with dark chocolate. Not forgetting the classic combination of port and cheese; consider any type of port with a mature cheddar, and a fine vintage port with a good quality Stilton. When choosing to buy a set of engraved port glasses, try to remember that they don’t have to be the most expensive, but should always flatter the wine and not stifle it. A good claret or fine Burgundy would not be served in tiny glasses, therefore neither should a fine port wine. The port sipper