Plain guides to storing bottles and choosing glassware at home. What the numbers on a wine cooler mean, which glass shape does what and how to look after it.
Pick the capacity for the bottles you actually keep, decide between one and two temperature zones, and check whether the cooler is made to stand alone or fit under a counter.
Each glass shape has a job: flutes keep bubbles, coupes look classic, copa glasses hold ice and a mixer, highballs suit long drinks. Here is how to pick and care for them.
