An immediate question that springs to mind is whether your party guests will be drinking white or red wine. Depending on how fastidious you are towards social etiquette (drinking red wine from a white wine glass for example), this is something worth considering early on.
The likelihood is that your guests will be offered white and red wine so you will have to plan ahead and hire both kinds of glasses.
White white glasses
White wine is typically drunk from flutes which are slinky narrow glasses with a tapered edge and long slim stem. They are delicate and a little more fragile than your typical red wine glass or goblet. The wine experts amongst you may know that this is to aid with the release of the flavours which tend to be crisp and sharp (compared to the earthy tomes of red wine).
Don't confuse white wine glasses with champagne flutes or cocktail glasses - they are not the same thing. Champagne flutes are highly tapered and narrow which means less wine can be poured at any one time. This and the slim shape helps to minimise the loss of bubbles and keep your drink bubbly for longer.
Be sure to check that the type of glass you hire for your party is appropriate to the drink being consumed. Unfortunately, some party hire companies may hire out generic wine glasses that aren't actually the correct type (this might not actually concern you though and if so, don't worry about it).
Red wine glasses
If white wine glasses are gentile and delicate, red wine glasses are often more rustic and bulbous. Red wine glasses are often oversized. This is not an excuse to overfill them rather to help the aromas from the wine to circulate in the glass and give better 'nose'.
Red wine glasses come with or without stems and also come in Goblet form (which tends to be toughened or thickened glass). Goblets are very robust but they do need to be paired with the right kind of red wine (eg Pinot Noir doesn't taste so good as it is too light whereas a Shiraz does).
To be fair, if you aren't too fussy, I would suggest you go for a stemmed mid sized wine glass as this will cover red and white wine drinkers. However, if you have get budget and your party is requires it, hire both kinds of glasses.
Which party hire companies offer the best range of wine glasses?
Hiring wine glasses for a party tends to come under two umbrellas: catering or party hire. Unless you are organising catering, I would recommend using the services of a party hire company for hiring your wine glasses and other party essentials.
A party hire company I have used in the past to hire wine glasses is http://www.cocktailking.com.au. They are based in Sydney and offer by far the best range of plastic and glass wine glasses and other party essentials. They offer an extremely high quality of service and they have branches throughout the country.
The two main things you are look for when selecting your party hire company are range of glassware available and whether they deliver and collect. A good party supplier will collect the glasses for you the next day (usually unwashed to save you the hassle of washing them all). If you don't think this is worth paying for, you obviously haven't hosted and or organised a party for 50 plus people!
Should I hire Plastic or glass wine glasses for my party?
The age old question: are plastic wine glasses any good? Well, in all honesty plastic is never going to be as sophisticated as real glassware. However, if your party is during the summer, outdoors and you have a lot of guests to look after, plastic does offer a cheap and convenient solution.
However, when I say plastic, I don't mean picnic cups 'throw away after one use' plastic! The kind of plastic you are looking for is more akin to 'imitation glass' and can be washed and kept for continued use should you wish.
Now, I'm a little bit old school and prefer the taste of wine (and any other drink for that matter) when supped from a glass-glass. My point of view is, if you are hiring glasses for your party anyway, hire glass ones.
Hire your party glasses in advance
So remember, figure out if you need red and/or white wine glasses and then decide on whether you want to go plastic-fantastic or crystal.
Look up a reputable party hire company in Sydney, like Cocktail King and use them for all your wine glasses and other party hire essentials.
To your party success!
The likelihood is that your guests will be offered white and red wine so you will have to plan ahead and hire both kinds of glasses.
White white glasses
White wine is typically drunk from flutes which are slinky narrow glasses with a tapered edge and long slim stem. They are delicate and a little more fragile than your typical red wine glass or goblet. The wine experts amongst you may know that this is to aid with the release of the flavours which tend to be crisp and sharp (compared to the earthy tomes of red wine).
Don't confuse white wine glasses with champagne flutes or cocktail glasses - they are not the same thing. Champagne flutes are highly tapered and narrow which means less wine can be poured at any one time. This and the slim shape helps to minimise the loss of bubbles and keep your drink bubbly for longer.
Be sure to check that the type of glass you hire for your party is appropriate to the drink being consumed. Unfortunately, some party hire companies may hire out generic wine glasses that aren't actually the correct type (this might not actually concern you though and if so, don't worry about it).
Red wine glasses
If white wine glasses are gentile and delicate, red wine glasses are often more rustic and bulbous. Red wine glasses are often oversized. This is not an excuse to overfill them rather to help the aromas from the wine to circulate in the glass and give better 'nose'.
Red wine glasses come with or without stems and also come in Goblet form (which tends to be toughened or thickened glass). Goblets are very robust but they do need to be paired with the right kind of red wine (eg Pinot Noir doesn't taste so good as it is too light whereas a Shiraz does).
To be fair, if you aren't too fussy, I would suggest you go for a stemmed mid sized wine glass as this will cover red and white wine drinkers. However, if you have get budget and your party is requires it, hire both kinds of glasses.
Which party hire companies offer the best range of wine glasses?
Hiring wine glasses for a party tends to come under two umbrellas: catering or party hire. Unless you are organising catering, I would recommend using the services of a party hire company for hiring your wine glasses and other party essentials.
A party hire company I have used in the past to hire wine glasses is http://www.cocktailking.com.au. They are based in Sydney and offer by far the best range of plastic and glass wine glasses and other party essentials. They offer an extremely high quality of service and they have branches throughout the country.
The two main things you are look for when selecting your party hire company are range of glassware available and whether they deliver and collect. A good party supplier will collect the glasses for you the next day (usually unwashed to save you the hassle of washing them all). If you don't think this is worth paying for, you obviously haven't hosted and or organised a party for 50 plus people!
Should I hire Plastic or glass wine glasses for my party?
The age old question: are plastic wine glasses any good? Well, in all honesty plastic is never going to be as sophisticated as real glassware. However, if your party is during the summer, outdoors and you have a lot of guests to look after, plastic does offer a cheap and convenient solution.
However, when I say plastic, I don't mean picnic cups 'throw away after one use' plastic! The kind of plastic you are looking for is more akin to 'imitation glass' and can be washed and kept for continued use should you wish.
Now, I'm a little bit old school and prefer the taste of wine (and any other drink for that matter) when supped from a glass-glass. My point of view is, if you are hiring glasses for your party anyway, hire glass ones.
Hire your party glasses in advance
So remember, figure out if you need red and/or white wine glasses and then decide on whether you want to go plastic-fantastic or crystal.
Look up a reputable party hire company in Sydney, like Cocktail King and use them for all your wine glasses and other party hire essentials.
To your party success!