Cordial Glasses
Crystal wine glasses of superior quality made headlines in France circa 18th century. During the same era, Cordial Glasses had bowls of similar dimensions that were common for wine glassware. But there were much more minuscule and housed only about an ounce of liquids.
Wine glasses made in the 19th century were more often than not manufactured as sets. These sets comprise 12 each for containing liqueur, champagne, port, sherry, burgundy and claret.
Although wine glassware are made for drinking wine, designers have become more creative and discovered and promoted a multitude of other uses for them. For instance, certain types of food can be presented in wine glasses, such as shrimp cocktail or layered desserts.