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The same wine can smell and consequently taste completely different depending on the kind of glass it is served in. The DIFFERENCE comes from the wineglasses, which reinforce the properties of the wine. Each type of flavour has its own glass, shaped to produce optimal smell and flavour.

Choose Crisp or Fruit for white wine and Primeur or Mature for red wine. Sparkling raises the effervescent wine to a fountain of smells and Sweet enhances its sweetness

Discover a new concept in wineglasses and encounter a new world of fragrances and flavours.

Design: Erika Lagerbielke 2002.

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Sweet

Sweet wine offers a number of aromas from lateharvested grapes. Sauternes is the classic sweet wine produced from "nobel rot" grapes, where the must is often allowed to ferment in a small oak vat providing the wine with added character. In the smell pallet you will find associations to honey, toffee, saffron and creme brulee in varying degrees depending on what stage of its development the wine finds itself. The long coupe in Difference Sweet immediately captures the entire bouquet and allows it to present itself in a way that exceeds all expectations.

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Sparkling

The wide champagne coupe is beautiful to look at but does little to promote the quality of the wine. The fragrance spills over the edge of the low glass out into the empty void. The champagne flute is far superior if you want to enjoy the three characteristics of the champagne - its hardworking fruit acid, its bready fermentation tone and the cool chalkiness from the wine yard, making this wine the most appetizing of all.

Difference Sparkling goes a step further via an extremely generous coupe in which the entire register of fragrances is given full scope.

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Fruit

In Difference Fruit you will enjoy the full generously rounded white wine, .i.e. all the white wines that are based on a broader taste pallet than acidity and crispiness. Mature Chardonnay represents the model for this type of this type of flavor. Among the aromas, you will find sweeter fruits and often a mild butteriness that emphasizes the the roundness of the wine. Difference Fruit accentuates these properties and allows the aromas to blossom freely.

Flavor categories; Classic white Bourgognes and mature Chablis as well as all Chardonnays from the New World, Pinot Gris, Viognier, Verdicchio, mature Riesling and similar wines.

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Crisp

Young white wines rests firmly on its acidity and razor-sharp freshness. Sauvignon Blanc is the typical example, but crispy white wines can bo found in many places. The fresh apple profile is often the common factor for these wines and this is strengthened via an early harvest and a fermentation process at low temperature in order to retain the aroma and maximum freshness. The wine has a great fragrance but there are a few nuances - a quality Difference Crisp wishes to emphasize and maintain.

Flavor categories: Sancerre, Pouilly Fumé and other wines of Sauvignon Blanc, young Riesling, young Chablis, Frascati, Albariño and similar wines.

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Primeur

Young red wine is a characterized by the fruit acid and tannic acid of the grape. The colour is bluer than red brick, its fragrance luxuriant and juicy. Such an early wine requires a glass that allows these aromas to be expressed openly and Difference Primeur reinforces this. A lot depends on the tall edge of the glass, where the distance between the surface of the wine and your nose is crucial to bow the fragrance is experienced. The alcohol sustains the aromas and off the vinous profile of the young wine.

Flavor categories; Beaujolais, all young wines of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, young Syrah/Shiraz, Zinfandel, Pinotage and similar wines.

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Water

Wine in all honor, but having a glass of water beside your meal is just as self-evident. Wine you drink to enhance the taste of food. Water you drink to quench your thirst. Difference Water emphasizes the cool freshness of spring water. Everything to cleanse your palate while waiting for precious drops of wine.

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Clear Spirits

Just as with the wine glasses, the objective of this glass is to enhance the overall character and enjoyment of the drinks.

Difference ClearSpirit is intended for distillates of fruit and berries, i.e. all clear spirits with the exception of vodka and aquavit. Clear Spirit is ideal for grappa and, say, framboise or Poire William.

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Mature Spirits

Just as with the wine glasses, the objective of this glass is to enhance the overall character and enjoyment of the drinks. Difference Mature Spirit was designed for barrel-aged spirits such as cognac, calvados, single malt whisky and dark rum. Mature Spirit has a fairly traditional cognac bowl designed to bring out the aroma and flavours of the barrel, and like the wine glasses, stands on a tall stem.

Difference Mature Spirit was designed for barrel-aged spirits such as cognac, calvados, single malt whisky and dark rum.

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Mature

When the red wine subsequently matures, its character is broadened with a number of secondary aromas. The characters of the grape is toned down and soil and vinifaction come to the fore instead. The juicy fruit fades into a broad register with hints of leather and flowers, earth and truffles.

Difference Mature accentuates the bouquet of the mature wine, making it more accessible and richer in refinement thanks to the fact that the large area of the glass allows the wine to breathe deeply.

Flavor categories; All wines with maturity, primarily those from Bourgunge, Bordeaux and Rioja as well as classic vinified, long-lived red wine in full bloom.

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Water

Wine in all honor, but having a glass of water beside your meal is just as self-evident. Wine you drink to enhance the taste of food. Water you drink to quench your thirst. Difference Water emphasizes the cool freshness of spring water. Everything to cleanse your palate while waiting for precious drops of wine.

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Decanter

In earlier time all wines were decanted to separate sediments in the bottle. Today, we prefer to decant wine to liberate its inner must soul. Primarily this applies to every young wines that acquire a much more mature and expressive aroma and very old wines where a distinctive cellar smell quickly disappears inside the decanter. Not only expensive red wines benefits from being decanted. White wines often benefit more from this aeration and all red wines that have not achieved full maturity grow in the decanter. Light a candle, tilt the decanter and let the wines glide down along the inside of the decanter.

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Decanter Magnum

In earlier time all wines were decanted to separate sediments in the bottle. Today, we prefer to decant wine to liberate its inner must soul. Primarily this applies to every young wines that acquire a much more mature and expressive aroma and very old wines where a distinctive cellar smell quickly disappears inside the decanter. Not only expensive red wines benefits from being decanted. White wines often benefit more from this aeration and all red wines that have not achieved full maturity grow in the decanter. Light a candle, tilt the decanter and let the wines glide down along the inside of the decanter.

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Water

Wine in all honor, but having a glass of water beside your meal is just as self-evident. Wine you drink to enhance the taste of food. Water you drink to quench your thirst. Difference Water Jug emphasizes the cool freshness of spring water. Everything to cleanse your palate while waiting for precious drops of wine.