I'll start off echoing what others have been saying... ports and madeiras were more popular. They resisted spoiling due to the high alcohol/sugar content. The

I'll start off echoing what others have been saying... ports and madeiras were more popular. They resisted spoiling due to the high alcohol/sugar content. They can kick like a mule, so you can't just down 250ML in a sitting. Wine glasses are also fragile. A lot of places serve wine in common water glasses of roughly the same size. Italians have been doing that forever. Bigger glasses are more fragile, but they greatly enhance aeration and aroma. The smell of wine is over 50% of the experience for me. If i'm trying to maximize the experience of a good bottle, I'll use ridiculously large Riedel Vinum Old World glasses : https://www.amazon.com/Riedel-Veritas-World-Pinot-Glass/dp/B00KJWW4P8 https://www.amazon.com/Riedel-Veritas-World-Pinot-Glass/dp/B... They're enormous, fragile, a pain in the behind to wash. However It's tough to go back to standard wine glasses after you try one. All in all, I would say glasses are getting bigger in some cases, but the article is totally missing the how and why of it.