What is a hock wine glass?
A hock wine glass is a tall-stemmed glass with a small bowl, usually used for drinking white wine. Because of their unusually ornate design, you may find hock wine glasses used as often for display as they are for drinking.Origins”Hock” is a term for German white wine that was first used in England in the 17th century. Derived from the German town of Hochheim, a wine-producing area, the word came to mean any white wine imported to the United Kingdom from Germany.HistoryIn Germany, the oldest known hock wine glasses date from the 16th century. Engravers carved intricate designs on the sides of the vessels, which were covered with lids. People did not begin to use stemmed wine glasses until two centuries later.LocationHock wines originally referred to the whites of the German Rhine region. But residents of France’s eastern Alsace region also use hock wine glasses for their white wines.DesignUnlike most wine glasses, which are clear, hock wine glasses are usually ornamented and frosted or
