The typical sherry glass is called a catavino; see there.
Spanish name for the typical sherry glass with a tulip-shaped goblet tapering upwards to concentrate the aromas on the nose. This is also the name of a small tulip that grows in Sherryland. It is (because of the higher alcohol content of a sherry) with a volume of only 80 to 140 ml much smaller than a normal wine glass and is also only half filled. It strongly resembles a port wine glass, but is slimmer...
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