CellarTracker Main Site
Register for Forum | Login | My Profile | Member List | Search

Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!!

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [Cellar Talk] >> General Discussion >> Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! Page: [1]
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 7:47:09 AM   
pjaines

 

Posts: 10664
Joined: 5/26/2008
From: London
Status: offline 		There are two lessons are to be learnt from the following tale:

Went to visit some friends across the road at the weekend and took a reasonable bottle of Bordeaux with us.  Poured 4 glasses out - which finished the bottle.  Went to taste.  BEEEEEEEEERK!!!!!    Tasted of flowers and perfume and oil.

The scumbags wash their wine glasses in really powerfully scented washing liquid and the stuff just sticks to the glass - they dont bother rinsing the stuff off.  I basically had  a large glass of bordeaux/washing up liquid which is use to neither man nor beast.

The lessons learnt:
#1 It is ALWAYS better to take a £5 bottle of plonk to your neighbours for afternoon drinks than anything else.  The pigs will not appreciate anything decent anyway.
#2 Always make sure you have clean glasses for your wine.

On the 2nd point I always make sure our glasses are well kept and clean and before serving up wine generally have a sniff of the glass to see if it has become a bit musty from being stored upside down in the cupboard.

Rant over.  Thank you.


_____________________________

My new DJ stuff....
Post #: 1
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 7:54:39 AM   
GalvezGuy

 

Posts: 5864
Joined: 5/10/2007
From: Galveston, TX
Status: offline 		Paul,

That is one of my peeves.  Even with my own glasses, I always wash (plain hot water) and dry (with lint free microfiber) my glasses before pouring something nice.  Nothing ruins a nice wine like drinking it with dishwasher residue

_____________________________

Burgundy makes you think of silly things; Bordeaux makes you talk about them; Champagne makes you do them.

(in reply to pjaines)
Post #: 2
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 8:03:07 AM   
Wrighty

 

Posts: 1970
Joined: 10/3/2005
From: Hong Kong
Status: offline 		Always wash, rinse and dry.  Have found that our water marks the Riedels if they're not dried.

Shame about the weekend wine - guess the weather made up for it?

Wrighty

(in reply to GalvezGuy)
Post #: 3
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 8:21:28 AM   
pjaines

 

Posts: 10664
Joined: 5/26/2008
From: London
Status: offline 		Oh yeah Wrighty - there was about 1 hour of sunshine over the entire weekend.

I hate to think what the Olympics will be like in London in 4 years time - everyone will have to be issued with umbrellas and wellington boots.

_____________________________

My new DJ stuff....

(in reply to Wrighty)
Post #: 4
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 8:51:49 AM   
Wrighty

 

Posts: 1970
Joined: 10/3/2005
From: Hong Kong
Status: offline 		Am sure the Chinese weather specialist can be hired - if there's any budget left.

(in reply to pjaines)
Post #: 5
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 11:48:03 AM   
Serge Birbrair

 

Posts: 4057
Joined: 4/23/2006
From: Boca Raton, Florida
Status: offline 		Paul.....I still wait for the return dinner invitation from my neighbors across the street. By your expereince, I am probably in the better shoes
;)

_____________________________

tsk....

(in reply to Wrighty)
Post #: 6
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 11:52:01 AM   
smahk

 

Posts: 1482
Joined: 2/23/2007
From: NY & FL
Status: offline
quote:

Have found that our water marks the Riedels if they're not dried.


I use Stem shine and the Riedel has water marks it they are left to dry on the stemware mat.  Been driving me crazy. Guess have to dry with microfiber cloth.

I wonder if there is a smal counter type product that could steam clean the glasses with no soap or residue and dry them - maybe for just 4-6 glasses at a time?

(in reply to Wrighty)
Post #: 7
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 11:52:31 AM   
Hollowine

 

Posts: 7251
Joined: 7/25/2008
From: Hood River, OR
Status: offline 		I found my wife wasn't being as diligent as I about drying the glasses, so we too have a bit of hard water spotting at the bottom of a few bowls. Anyone have a good way to get that clean? I've tried white wine vinegar thinking the mild acid would work, but it didn't. Nervous about trying something harsher like CLR, but can't serve wine to guests with these, maybe I just keep these two in reserve for my daily sipping pleasure.

(in reply to Wrighty)
Post #: 8
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 12:07:14 PM   
RoundersRob

 

Posts: 1426
Joined: 7/1/2006
From: Santa Cruz, CA
Status: offline 		Look for "flower sack towels" for drying / polishing your stems.

We run our stems through the dishwasher with no ill effects but we also do not use scented detergent on them and make sure to polish them with the flower sack towels when they come out, even if they already are dry from the drying cycle.    The hardness of your water will also contribute to the spottiness on the glasses.  We installed a good water softener when we purchased this house and it makes a huge difference.

(in reply to Hollowine)
Post #: 9
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 12:32:34 PM   
fingers

 

Posts: 8247
Joined: 8/26/2006
From: Santa Ana, CA
Status: offline 		I found this little product just called "bottle cleaner" at Amazing Grapes.  It's about 300 little BB's that you just swirl around with a little water in the bottom of your decanter (or glass) and it completely cleans it.  You just strain them back out and dry on a paper towel.  Get's rid of etching and soap scum/deposits, etc.  I think it was $6.

(in reply to RoundersRob)
Post #: 10
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 12:55:13 PM   
RoundersRob

 

Posts: 1426
Joined: 7/1/2006
From: Santa Cruz, CA
Status: offline 		Those work pretty good for hard water stains and those type of deposits.  I have some but just don't use them anymore after getting the water softener.

(in reply to fingers)
Post #: 11
RE: Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! - 9/8/2008 7:25:00 PM   
rloomis

 

Posts: 93
Joined: 1/29/2007
From: San Diego, CA
Status: offline 		best glass cleaner I found that rinses away oderless and tasteless is a little sodium percarbonate (about 1tblsp/gal) mixed in very hot water.  You can buy it as 5 Star PBW (Powder Brewery Wash), commonly used cleaning/sanitizing agent for home brewing.

(in reply to RoundersRob)
Post #: 12
Page:   [1]
All Forums >> [Cellar Talk] >> General Discussion >> Clean those glasses, people, clean those glasses!! Page: [1]
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

0.109