Wine goblet

Abstract

A wine goblet comprising: a. a bowl part having a generally round top rim of circumference C, a closed bottom, circular walls between said top rim and closed bottom, and height H from said closed bottom to said rim, b. a stem part extending downward from said closed bottom of said bowl part, and c. a base fixed to the bottom of said stem, said bowl part having its circular top rim interrupted by a notch in said rim that extends downward toward said base, where the height of said notch is less than half of the height of the bowl, and the width of said notch at said rim is less than half the circumference of said rim, said notch being defined by edges of said bowl which begin at said rim and extend downward and converge at the bottom of said notch.

1 . A wine goblet comprising:
 a. a bowl part having a generally round top rim of circumference C, a closed bottom, circular walls between said top rim and closed bottom, and height H from said closed bottom to said rim,   b. a stem part extending downward from said closed bottom of said bowl part, and   c. a base fixed to the bottom of said stem,   said bowl part having its circular top rim interrupted by a notch in said rim that extends downward toward said base, where the height of said notch is less than half of the height of the bowl, and the width of said notch at said rim is less than half the circumference of said rim, said notch being defined by edges of said bowl which begin at said rim and extend downward and converge at the bottom of said notch.   
   
   
       2 . A wine goblet according to  claim 1 , wherein said notch has height of about ⅓ H, and width of said notch at said rim is about ¼-⅓ C. 
   
   
       3 . A wine goblet according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said notch side edges defines a smooth curve of said bowl wall, extending from said top rim downward. 
   
   
       4 . A wine goblet according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said notch side edges as seen in side elevation view defines a generally a V-shape converging from said top rim to the bottom of said notch. 
   
   
       5 . A wine goblet according to  claim 2 , wherein said curved edge of said notch describes an arc of ¼ C. 
   
   
       6 . A wine goblet according to  claim 1 , comprising glass. 
   
   
       7 . A wine goblet according to  claim 1 , comprising plastic. 
   
   
       8 . A wine goblet according to  claim 1 , wherein both stand and base comprise contiguous elements made of glass. 
   
   
       9 . A wine goblet comprising:
 a. a bowl part having a generally round top rim of circumference C, a closed bottom, circular walls between said top rim and closed bottom, and height H from said closed bottom to said rim,   b. a base fixed to the bottom of said stem,   said bowl part having its circular top rim interrupted by a notch in said rim that extends downward toward said base, where the height of said notch is less than half of the height of the bowl, and the width of said notch at said rim is less than half the circumference of said rim, said notch being defined by edges of said bowl which begin at said rim and extend downward and converge at the bottom of said notch.   
   
   
       10 . A method of sniffing wine from a goblet, comprising the steps:
 a. providing a wine goblet according to  claim 1 ,   b. pouring a quantity of wine into the lower portion of said goblet,   c. holding said goblet generally upright with said notch adjacent said nose, with said nose extending into said notch and nostril openings of said nose facing downward into said goblet,   d. sniffing said wine from said goblet edge of the rim.   
   
   
       11 . Method according to  claim 10 , comprising the further step of rotating said goblet about its central vertical axis until the rim opposite said notch is adjacent the person's lips and drinking said wine by tipping said goblet until said notch overlies and fits about the top edge of said nose.