{"id":46951,"date":"2024-05-13T12:34:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/?p=46951"},"modified":"2026-06-24T13:03:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:03:46","slug":"beer-glassware-afnor-iso-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/beer-glassware-afnor-iso-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer Glassware: The AFNOR Glass or ISO Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The AFNOR or ISO glass is an international crystal standard designed for the technical tasting of wines, beers and meads. Its structure allows adequate oxygenation and a clear view of the contents, facilitating sensory analysis of aromas and colors under uniform, neutral conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional use requires filling the liquid to the widest point of the bowl to maximize the surface area in contact with air. To maintain its integrity, it should be handled by the stem and washed exclusively with water, avoiding chemical residues that could alter the organoleptic properties of the beverage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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The AFNOR glass, also known as “catavino,” is a vessel originally created in France by the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualit\u00e9<\/a> (INAO) in 1970, subsequently approved by the Association Fran\u00e7aise de Normalisation<\/a> in 1971 (AFNOR, from whose acronym it takes its name) and finally by the International Organization for Standardization<\/a> (ISO) in 1972.<\/p>\n

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Originally, the AFNOR glass \u2014 also known as the ISO glass \u2014 was developed for the global tasting of wines, with the aim of standardizing a vessel for grape ferments of any variety and origin.<\/p>\n