If one talks about tough scientific terms like Oenology and Stemware, you may not find reading about them pleasurable. However, there will be far more takers for the idea if one says that the former is the science of Winemaking and the latter is the science (or art if you prefer) of choosing wine glasses.

Shapes and sizes matter a lot
Wine is all about merry intoxication. The beautiful perception of such heady times can be increased if you choose the right kind of glasses for yourself. Yes, the designs and the patterns speak a lot. Why won't they? Differently shaped glasses contain different amounts of wine and sometimes, the illusion created can result in psychological inebriation too. This can be quite handy when you run short of wine and your glass says it is filled to the brim.

Connoisseurs would have told you that the selection of wine matters most of all. Only to a slightly lesser degree, the visual facet matters too. After all, half the pleasures of drinking are associated with the interplay of lights on the wine, the slender legs of the glasses (giving an impression of conjuring up wine) and the shape of the glass itself.
If budget does not permit, go for the custom sized fare

It is said that a terrific glass captures the smell and essence of the wine effectively. This means that while drinking it, you will feel intoxicated to some extent merely by smelling the wine glasses. Now for the most important consideration - how to choose wine glasses? As a first, look at your budget; if it constricts your plan, go for a custom-sized glass that is built to hold 8 ounces.

While it is a brilliant facility to be able to select quality glasses, let your budget not inhibit your love for wine. If nothing works out, just go for an elementary, ISO approved glass. It is a better option than going without wine at all.

White and Red deserve separate treatments
Remember that White wine glasses are quite different from the red ones. The kinds of glasses that suit the first do not gel with the other so you have got to set your prerogative right. Red wine glasses are wider so that they arrest the smell better. On the contrary, the mouth of the white wine glass is generally narrower because it needs to retain its chill. Greater the surface area of the glass, greater is the possibility of dissipation of chill.

Go stemless but with caution
Stem of the glasses are important because wines are ideally served at a particular range of temperature. If the wine is served in stem less bowl like glasses, the base gets heated and the taste of the wine is permanently changed. For creating a wider range, you should deal in few stemless glasses too but serve only recommended wines in them.

To sum it up
It is a better option to go for sober glasses without any embellishment. It is a sincere belief that decoration takes away from visual performance of a glass. This might seem contrary to general aesthetics but is true for the wine glasses.