What is the correct glass for port?

Serving: Port is best served in 3 oz (~75 ml) portions at 55–68ºF (13–20ºC) in dessert wine or official Port wine glasses. If you do not have dessert wine glasses, use white wine glasses or sparkling wine glasses.Click to see full answer. Considering this, what size is a port glass?The traditional port glass holds 6½ ounces (190 mL) and is 6 inches (15 cm) high. It is shaped like a small version of a red wine glass.Likewise, how many ounces is a port glass? The glass considered ideal for Port by true connoisseurs should have a capacity of about 3 1/2 ounces and should be filled about 2/3 full for serving. Similarly, it is asked, is a glass of port good for you? Like other red wines, Port contains beneficial vitamins, minerals, nutrients and antioxidants (like flavonoids and a substance called resveratrol). Recent research has shown that drinking red wine can protect against prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s disease (staving off mental decline) and heart disease.Why should Port be served in a small glass?Port is stronger than regular wine—clocking in at 20% ABV. A smaller glass is meant to accommodate the smaller pour you’d take. Between that higher ABV and concentrated aromatics, it makes sense to pour your port into that tiny glass.