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If you run out of glasses, is it ever acceptable to serve white wine in a red wine glass or vice versa?
If it is an informal gathering of close friends I wouldn't even think twice about using any other type of glass, but let's say you have glassware for 12 and you receive 2 unexpected additional guests, what should you do.
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October 23, 2009 04:38 AM
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At an informal event among close friends, I think I would not worry too much about which glass to serve a specific type of wine in. If I had both red and white wine available, I’d try to serve both and if I only had white wine and ran out of the appropriate glasses I would tell the extra two guests that they would be receiving “special” glasses if all other glasses were in use already. Take the situation with humor and chances are your guests will, too. It will not be a big deal, unless you make one of it, in which case your guests could feel somewhat awkward being faced with an uptight and perfectionist host. Give them the red wine glasses and tell him with a smile that they’ll be drinking a new shade of “red wine” today.
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October 22, 2009 07:53 AM
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Serve both red and white wines and ask each guest which they would prefer. Chances are you will have at least two guests choose differently from the rest. Otherwise, if your meal requires a specific wine choice, you and your co-host will simply have to use the "wrong" glasses. No explanation will be necessary, but your guests, those who notice, will probably feel honored that you allowed them the "correct" glasses (allowing the wine to properly breathe) and took the incorrect glasses to yourselves.
When we end up with two extra, unexpected guests, even at a nice gathering, we do what we must to make everyone feel welcome and at ease.
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When we end up with two extra, unexpected guests, even at a nice gathering, we do what we must to make everyone feel welcome and at ease.
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October 22, 2009 07:48 PM
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haha, in my house, you would get a juice glass! The point of hosting a gathering is to enjoy each other's company and make everyone feel welcome. No one should be judging you, and if they are, well, why would you ever have them back? A polite guest is happy to be there, and flexible about whatever accommodations their host provides. Especially if they show up uninvited...
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October 22, 2009 08:49 PM
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I really wouldn't stress over it too much, and as the guests are unexpected they really shouldn't be upset at having the 'wrong' wine glass at all.
Personally I'd let them have the 'correct' glass and my wife and I would have the wrong ones, but as long as glasses are kept suitably full, the food is good and conversation is flowing then it will be a good night for everyone.
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Personally I'd let them have the 'correct' glass and my wife and I would have the wrong ones, but as long as glasses are kept suitably full, the food is good and conversation is flowing then it will be a good night for everyone.
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October 25, 2009 03:48 AM
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I think this is totally fine - especially if you have extra guests show up unexpectedly. The one thing I think is really tacky is serving ANY kind of wine in regular water glasses, or worse yet --- PLASTIC or paper cups!
But yea, if its informal (or even formal) and its just friends and such, I think its perfectly okay to mix glasses. Some people might even do this on purpose just to decorate the table with different types of crystal.
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But yea, if its informal (or even formal) and its just friends and such, I think its perfectly okay to mix glasses. Some people might even do this on purpose just to decorate the table with different types of crystal.
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October 25, 2009 10:52 PM
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If it's late enough, guests won't care if you serve it to them in a Mason jar. Seriously, if you have extra guests, the gracious thing to do is serve them in whatever glasses you have available. Since they arrived unexpectedly, they should not really complain. One way to avoid this is to serve all guests in different stemware, with unique wine glass charms.
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