2007-03-23 06:26:27 · 10 answers · asked by steven m 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Wine is a mixture of alcohol and water, the alcohol has a faster evaporation rate and a lower surface tension than water, effectively forcing the alcohol to evaporate at a faster rate. This dynamic allows the water's surface tension and concentration to increase, pushing the legs up the glass until the surface tension pushes the water into beads.
Finally, gravity wins the battle and forces the liquid to tear down the glass in a defeated streak. Still not convinced that it's physics and not quality that drives this phenomenon? Try covering your next glass of wine and see if the legs present dramatically decrease when covered compared to when open. No evaporation, no legs. Enjoy none the less.
When you've drunk the wine, both you and the glass will be legless Ha! Ha! :-)
2007-03-23 09:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Wanna Cookie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am pretty sure that "legs" refers to wether or not the wine stays on the side of the glass when you tip it sideways a bit. If so it has good legs? I think...
2007-03-23 13:44:44 · answer #2 · answered by bbmk333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good wine is good wine. Legs refers to the liquid's staying power on the glass... (A deep red will have good legs.)
2007-03-23 13:29:12 · answer #3 · answered by ssmith4007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well---it's said that wine has "Legs" when it has enough alcohol to stick to the side of the glass if you tilt it, I think I'll go and try one now!
2007-03-23 13:29:43 · answer #4 · answered by Greybeard 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
legs
2007-03-23 13:33:44 · answer #5 · answered by Mina D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares as long as it tastes good and gets ya squiffy!
2007-03-27 09:38:47 · answer #6 · answered by steffykins 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
D) All of the above
2007-03-23 13:29:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea. D. all of the above.
2007-03-23 13:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by grandmasgirl108 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
full bodied
2007-03-23 13:38:45 · answer #9 · answered by De-de 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wtf?
2007-03-23 13:29:22 · answer #10 · answered by Keira 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋