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==Materials==
Wine glasses made of fused or cut [[glass]] will often interfere with the flavor of the wine,{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} as well as creating a rough, thick lip, from which it is not as pleasurable to drink.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} [[Glass blowing|Blown glass]] results in a better vessel, with a thinner lip, and is usually acceptable for casual wine drinkers.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} High quality wine glasses are often made of [[lead crystal]]. Lead crystal glasses' advantages are not only primarily aesthetic. One factor of lead crystal is it is generally considered to have a higher index of refraction, thus changing the effect of light passing through them. Lead crystal is also rougher than glass on a microscopic level, allowing wine in the glass to breathe more efficiently when swirled in the bowl. They are also heavier. Using lead in the crystal matrix also offers several advantages in the material's workability during production. Wine glasses are generally not colored or frosted as this would impede the appreciation of its colour. An exception to this rule is the '''hock''' glass.
Popular wine glasses today made out of such glass are fragile and easily broken. They put many users of such glasses in fear of shattering the vessel and cutting themselves on the glass, creating anxiety in the drinker restricting the enjoyment of wine as a drink.
==Shapes==
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