Wine has a hideous habit of getting lumped with the snooty, snobbish and downright pretentious – but why? We all drink it, we all enjoy it. Today, with these 5 simple steps,we we destroy that stereotype and give wine back to the people, huzzah!

We are starting off with the wine already poured, if you are uncertain of the etiquette to get you to this point then you will LOVE my post on ‘HOW TO…Look Like You Know Red Wine’. This covers all the basics from selecting a wine to pouring it correctly.

There is a lot of conflicting nonsense floating around about how you should hold your wine glass, so simply remember this:

It is as simple as that – If your glass has a stem use it!

The only exception to this rule is the Brandy Snifter, easily distinguishable from a wine glass, it has…