In wine tasting what is the chain worn around the neck?

Answer 1

the chain has a little shallow cup were u pour in a little wine to taste

Answer 2

Wine Tasting Cup

Answer 3

The sommelier in a fancy restaurant often wears what appears to be a silver ashtray around his neck. In fact, it's a wine-tasting cup, an ancient tasting tool called a "Tastevin. It's actually quite a historic item. It remains in use as a traditional "badge" for the sommelier, and a number of wine-accessory shops actually sell them for wine lovers who want a little piece of history for their own collection.

History: Two hundred years or more ago, cellarmasters in Burgundy in France (where a very high-level wine society is called the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin) developed this cup to sample wine down in the cellar where it was dark, lit only by candles. The angular nooks and crannies in the shiny silver cup are designed to catch and reflect the light to make it easier to check the color and clarity of the wine. In these days of electric light, it's no longer necessary to do this, and the tastevin has very little practical purpose any more.

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Answer 4

tastevin
[taht-VAHN; tahst-VAHN] Used in Burgundian cellars for analyzing and tasting wine, a tastevin is a small, shallow silver cup with raised indentations that help reflect the wine's color and exhibit its clarity. It's become customary for a sommelier to wear a tastevin on a chain or ribbon around his or her neck. The Burgundian wine tasting fraternity, Chevaliers du Tastevin, was named after the tasting cup. A tastevin is sometimes referred to as a wine taster.

Answer 5

I think you are asking about the chain worn around the neck that is holding a little metal cup called "Tastevin".