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2. Health effects of wine - Wikipedia

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   A glass of red wine. The health effects of wine are mainly determined by its active ingredient – alcohol. [1] [2] Preliminary studies found that drinking small quantities of wine (up to one standard drink per day for women and one to two drinks per day for men), particularly of red wine, may be associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular diseases, cognitive decline, stroke, diabetes ...

3. Wine glass - Wikipedia

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   White wine glasses vary enormously in size and shape, from the delicately tapered Champagne flute, to the wide and shallow glasses used to drink Chardonnay. Different shaped glasses are used to accentuate the unique characteristics of different styles of wine. Wide-mouthed glasses function similarly to red wine glasses discussed above ...

4. List of glassware - Wikipedia

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   A classic 20-facet Soviet table-glass, produced in the city of Gus-Khrustalny since 1943. Tumblers are flat-bottomed drinking glasses. Collins glass, for a tall mixed drink. [5] Dizzy cocktail glass, a glass with a wide, shallow bowl, comparable to a normal cocktail glass but without the stem. Faceted glass or granyonyi stakan.

5. Lycurgus Cup - Wikipedia

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   The Lycurgus Cup is a Roman glass 4th-century cage cup made of a dichroic glass, which shows a different colour depending on whether or not light is passing through it: red when lit from behind and green when lit from in front. [ 1 ] It is the only complete Roman glass object made from this type of glass, [ 2 ] and the one exhibiting the most ...

6. Porron - Wikipedia

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   A porrón in use. A porrón (Catalan: porró) is a traditional glass wine pitcher, which holds 0.75 litres (25 US fl oz) typical of Spain, [1] originating in Catalonia, [2] in northeastern Spain, and eventually spreading to other parts of Spain. [3] This invention allows everyone to drink from the same utensil without touching it with their lips.

7. Cranberry glass - Wikipedia

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   Cranberry glass. The beaker with lid made from Gold Ruby is attributed to Johann Kunckel. Cranberry glass or 'Gold Ruby ' glass is a red glass made by adding gold salts or colloidal gold to molten glass. Tin, in the form of stannous chloride, is sometimes added in tiny amounts as a reducing agent. The glass is used primarily in expensive ...