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WO2005094639A1
WO2005094639A1 PCT/FR2005/000449 FR2005000449W WO2005094639A1 WO 2005094639 A1 WO2005094639 A1 WO 2005094639A1 FR 2005000449 W FR2005000449 W FR 2005000449W WO 2005094639 A1 WO2005094639 A1 WO 2005094639A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
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  • the present invention relates to a tasting glass, more particularly intended for the tasting of wines or alcohols.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Numerous embodiments of tasting glasses are already known, allowing amateurs to apprehend a quality of a wine or a liqueur or other alcoholic beverages, by means of sight and vision. 'smell.
  • Document FR-A-2 641 960 thus proposes making the leg and the base of a glass out of a material having a coefficient of transparency much lower than that of the material of the parison. More recently, we have been interested in the voluntary creation of turbulences for the tasted liquid, which turbulences can be generated by particular geometries associated with the parison of the glass.
  • Document FR-A-2 648 340 thus describes a tasting glass comprising a parison formed by two conical parts delimiting between them an angle of approximately 120 °. It is indicated that the angle thus chosen allows the liquid product previously poured into the bottom of the parison of the glass, animated by a slow movement of the latter, to undergo the connection between the two parts, due to the abrupt change in slope that it presents, turbulence sufficient to allow the penetration into the liquid of a suitable quantity of air, causing a regular and thorough mixing of the liquid.
  • the document FR-A-2 684 534 aims to perfect this tasting glass, by combining an inward-returning shape of the glass for the upper part of the rim and a vertical internal projection of the glass produced by hot pressing, if applicable, at disrupt the gyratory movement given to the wine.
  • Document FR-A-2 788 210 describes a tasting glass whose bottom has reliefs and hollows. The pustule shape of the reliefs then generates an agitation of the liquid in the lower part contributing to a background mixing supplemented by the hollows. However, only the bottom zone is subjected to turbulence, so that the stirring is not homogeneous, and moreover the complex geometry of the bottom of the glass makes its manufacture delicate and expensive.
  • the Applicant has proposed a tasting glass of the type comprising a parison which has, projecting towards the inside of the glass, at least one continuous rib extending substantially from the area of the bottom to the area of the rim of the glass, as illustrated in document EP-A-1 210 890.
  • This continuous rib makes it possible to create a certain effect of stirring or nebulization of the liquid contained, without having the drawbacks of the tasting glasses described in the previous documents.
  • the oxygenation produced by the stirring generated by the continuous rib is in some cases excessive, and that the wine or alcohol tasted, especially when it is aged, is too fragile to preserve its aromatic qualities during vigorous stirring of all the liquid contained in the parison of the glass.
  • the object of the invention is to design a tasting glass perfecting the glass of document EP-A-1 210 890 by the applicant, allowing a better match with the wines or alcohols tasted.
  • GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE INVENTION This problem is solved in accordance with the invention, thanks to a tasting glass of the aforementioned type, in which the or each rib has a radially width which is variable in a predetermined intermediate brewing zone extending from on either side of a horizontal plane corresponding to an average level of filling of the glass, the width of said rib in this intermediate zone being increasing then decreasing, with a maximum substantially at the level of said average horizontal plane.
  • the stirring action is essentially limited to an area contained between two parallel circles, on either side of an average filling level.
  • the mean horizontal plane will for example be chosen to correspond to a filling of approximately one third of the capacity of the glass.
  • the width of the or each rib is continuously variable in the intermediate brewing zone, and the maximum width is chosen according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted. In particular, the maximum width of the or each rib is smaller the older the wine or alcohol tasted. More preferably, the or each rib has a base thickness which is also variable. in the intermediate patching zone, with a maximum thickness substantially at the level of the mean horizontal plane.
  • the base thickness of the or each rib is continuously variable in the intermediate brewing zone, and the maximum base thickness is chosen according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted.
  • the maximum base thickness of the or each rib is smaller the older the wine or alcohol tasted.
  • the or each rib extends with a certain inclination relative to a generatrix of the surface of the parison.
  • the or each rib has a helical profile, said helix preferably being oriented to the right.
  • the inclination of the or each rib is chosen according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted. In particular, the inclination of the or each rib is greater the older the wine or alcohol tasted.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a tasting glass according to the invention, the rib, here unique, is seen in profile by transparency;
  • - Figure 2 is a view of the previous tasting glass, after rotation thereof 90 ° around its axis, to distinguish the inclined profile of the aforementioned rib;
  • - Figure 3 is a schematic view to better understand the behavior of the liquid during the turning of a tasting glass;
  • - Figures 4 and 5 which are to be compared to Figures 1 and 2 illustrate different forms of ribs in a), b) c), with a view to suiting young, middle aged and old wines respectively.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a tasting glass denoted 1, here comprising a stem base 2 with its base 3, surmounted by a parison 4 which is here of convex shape.
  • a parison 4 which is here of convex shape.
  • the invention is in no way limited to a particular form of the parison, it being understood that it is equally possible to choose a tasting glass of substantially cylindrical shape or more closed in the area of the rim for a better concentration of aromas.
  • the invention is also not limited to the case of a stemmed glass as illustrated here, but is directly applicable to stemless glasses called goblets.
  • the bottom zone is denoted 5 and the drinking zone is denoted 6.
  • the parison 4 of the tasting glass protrudes towards the inside of the glass.
  • at least one rib 7 extending, more or less along a generatrix of the surface of said parison, from the area of the bottom 5 to the area of the rim 6.
  • the or each rib 7 has radially a width 1 which is variable in an intermediate predetermined stirring zone extending on either side of a horizontal plane PM corresponding to an average level of filling of the glass, the width of said rib in this intermediate zone being increasing then decreasing, with a maximum appreciably at the level of the mean horizontal plane.
  • the above-mentioned mean horizontal plane has thus been noted PM, which and for example chosen to correspond to a filling of about a third of the capacity of the glass 1.
  • PM which and for example chosen to correspond to a filling of about a third of the capacity of the glass 1.
  • PS and PI two horizontal planes arranged on either side of this mean horizontal plane PM, respectively denoted PS and PI, and which correspond to the maximum and minimum levels present the free surface of the liquid present in the glass when said glass is turned.
  • PS and PI two horizontal planes arranged on either side of this mean horizontal plane PM, respectively denoted PS and PI, and which correspond to the maximum and minimum levels present the free surface of the liquid present in the glass when said glass is turned.
  • the free surface of the liquid extends in the mean horizontal plane PM when the glass is stationary, then, when said glass is turned, the curved surface of the liquid tangents both upper PS and lower PI plans mentioned above.
  • the width 1 of the rib 7 is extremely small above the plane PS and below the plane PI, then is appreciable in the intermediate patching zone which is delimited between the planes PS and PI.
  • the profile of the rib, in this intermediate patching zone is here continuously variable, that is to say that the curve representing this profile is continuous and with continuous derivative.
  • the maximum width of the rib 7 is located substantially at the level of the mean horizontal plane PM.
  • the rib 7 has a base thickness e which is also variable in the intermediate patching zone, with a maximum thickness substantially at the level of the mean horizontal plane PM.
  • the base thickness e of the rib 7 is preferably also continuously variable in the intermediate patching zone, to avoid any sudden change in profile.
  • the rib 7 extends with a certain inclination denoted ⁇ relative to a generatrix of the surface of the parison 4 (the angle ⁇ is here measured on the elevation view relative to the central axis X of the glass 1).
  • This rib 7 has in addition here a helical profile, and the propeller is oriented to the right to correspond to the usual direction of turning.
  • the geometry and the arrangement of the or each rib of variable width are chosen according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted.
  • the maximum width of the or each rib 7 is smaller the older the wine or alcohol tasted.
  • the maximum base thickness of the or each rib will be chosen the smaller the older the wine or alcohol to be tasted, and the inclination of the said rib will be chosen the larger the wine or alcohol to taste is aged.
  • the tasting glass illustrated in a) has a rib 7 ⁇ whose width l Published from the manufacturer, and moreover its thickness ei is also maximum at the same level, while its inclination i is minimum.
  • Such a tasting glass will be particularly suitable for young and generally robust wines or alcohols.
  • the tasting glass illustrated in b) has a rib 7 having a radial width 1 2 smaller than li, as well as a base thickness e 2 less than ⁇ i, and an inclination ⁇ 2 greater than oc. Such a tasting glass will be particularly suitable for middle-aged wines, for example two to ten years depending on the grape variety.
  • the tasting glass illustrated in c) has a rib 7 3 whose width 1 3 is still less than the previous ones, as well as the base thickness e 3 , and whose inclination ⁇ 3 is greater than the previous ones.
  • Such a tasting glass will be particularly suitable for tasting great vintages of wines, for which brewing allows both to reveal the most subtle aromas of wine without breaking the organoleptic properties which are all the more fragile as wine is very old.
  • the possible inclination of the or each rib will be between 10 ° and 30 °, this inclination being in particular all the more important as the wine or alcohol tasted is fragile and / or aged.
  • the invention is not limited to the embodiments which have just been described but on the contrary encompasses all variants incorporating, with equivalent means, the essential characteristics stated above.
  • the invention is not limited to a particular constituent material such as glass, but can also be applied to tasting containers made of ceramic or other synthetic material.
  • the invention is in no way limited to a particular type of liquid to be tasted: wines and alcohols have been mentioned above, but it may be any other liquid, alcoholic or not, such as coffee, tea, chocolate, etc.

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The invention relates to a tasting glass comprising a parison projected inside the glass, at least one continuous rib (7) substentially extending from the bottom area (5) to the drinking section (6) of the glass. According to said invention, where each rib (7) is radially provided with a width (l) variable in a predetermined intermediate agitating area extending on the both sides of a horizontal plane (PM) according to the average filling level of the glass, the width of said rib increases and decreases in said intermediate area at a maximum substentially at the level of said horizontal plane. In a preferred embodiment, the rib shape is selected according to a tastable type of wine or alcohol, in particular to the age or certain aromatic properties thereof.

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Verre à dégustation Tasting glass

DOMAINE DE L'INVENTION La présente invention concerne un verre à dégus- tation, plus particulièrement destiné à la dégustation des vins ou des alcools. ARRIERE-PLAN DE L'INVENTION On connaît déjà de multiples réalisations de verres à dégustation, permettant aux amateurs d'appréhender une qualité d'un vin ou d'une liqueur ou d'autres boissons alcoolisées, au moyen de la vue et de l'odorat. Le document FR-A-2 641 960 propose ainsi de réaliser la jambe et le pied d'un verre dans un matériau ayant un coefficient de transparence très inférieur à celui du ma- tériau de la paraison. On s'est plus récemment intéressé à la création volontaire de turbulences pour le liquide goûté, lesquelles turbulences peuvent être générées par des géométries particulières associées à la paraison du verre. Le document FR-A-2 648 340 décrit ainsi un verre à dégustation comportant une paraison formée de deux parties coniques délimitant entre elles un angle de 120° environ. Il est indiqué que l'angle ainsi choisi permet au produit liquide préalablement versé dans le fond de la paraison du verre, animé d'un mouvement de giration lent de celui-ci, de subir à la liaison entre les deux parties, du fait du brusque changement de pente qu'elle présente, des turbulences suffisantes pour autoriser la pénétration dans le liquide d'une quantité d'air convena- ble, provoquant un brassage régulier approfondi du liquide. Le document FR-A-2 684 534 vise à perfectionner ce verre à dégustation, en combinant une forme rentrante vers l'intérieur du verre pour la partie supérieure du buvant et une saillie intérieure verticale du verre réa- lisée par enfoncement à chaud servant, le cas échéant, à perturber le mouvement giratoire donné au vin. Le document FR-A-2 788 210 décrit un verre de dégustation dont le fond présente des reliefs et des creux. La forme en pustules des reliefs génère alors une agita- tion du liquide dans la partie inférieure contribuant à un brassage de fond complété par les creux. Cependant, seule la zone de fond est soumise aux turbulences, de sorte que le brassage n'est pas homogène, et de plus la géométrie complexe du fond du verre rend sa fabrication délicate et onéreuse. Plus récemment, la demanderesse a proposé un verre à dégustation du type comportant une paraison qui présente, en saillie vers l'intérieur du verre, au moins une nervure continue s'étendant sensiblement de la zone du fond à la zone du buvant du verre, comme cela est illustré dans le document EP-A-1 210 890. Cette nervure continue permet de créer un certain effet de brassage ou de nébulisation du liquide contenu, sans présenter les inconvénients des verres à dégustation décrits dans les précédents documents. Cependant, on s'est aperçu que l'oxygénation réalisée par le brassage généré par la nervure continue est dans certains cas excessive, et que le vin ou l'alcool dégusté, surtout quand celui-ci est âgé, est trop fragile pour préserver ses qualités aromatiques lors d'un brassage énergique de l'ensemble du liquide contenu dans la paraison du verre. En particulier, on s'est aperçu que des vins à vieux millésime supportent mal le brassage énergique qui lui est imprimé par une nervure de largeur substantielle s'étendant de la zone du fond à la zone du buvant du verre . Pour compléter 1 ' arrière-plan technologique de l'invention, on pourra également se référer au document US 2002/159328 Al qui décrit un récipient empilable pré- sentant des nervures d'agitation associées au fond con- vexe et à la paroi latérale du récipient, et au document US 2 352 205 A qui décrit un récipient nervure intérieurement, dont les nervures servent en fait à retarder la rotation des ingrédients à mélanger en vue d'un remplis- sage plus complet du récipient . OBJET DE L'INVENTION L'invention a pour but de concevoir un verre à dégustation perfectionnant le verre du document EP-A-1 210 890 de la demanderesse, en permettant une meilleure adéquation avec les vins ou les alcools dégustés. DEFINITION GENERALE DE L'INVENTION Ce problême est résolu conformément à 1 ' invention, grâce à un verre à dégustation du type précité, dans lequel la ou chaque nervure présente radialement une largeur qui est variable dans une zone intermédiaire de brassage prédéterminée s'étendant de part et d'autre d'un plan horizontal correspondant à un niveau moyen de remplissage du verre, la largeur de ladite nervure dans cette zone intermédiaire étant croissante puis décrois- santé, avec un maximum sensiblement au niveau dudit plan horizontal moyen. Ainsi, l'action de brassage est essentiellement limitée à une zone contenue entre deux cercles parallèles, de part et d'autre d'un niveau de remplissage moyen. Le plan horizontal moyen sera par exemple choisi pour correspondre à un remplissage d'environ un tiers de la contenance du verre . De préférence, la largeur de la ou de chaque nervure est continûment variable dans la zone intermédiaire de brassage, et la largeur maximale est choisie en fonction du type de vin ou d'alcool dégusté. En particulier, la largeur maximale de la ou de chaque nervure est d'autant plus faible que le vin ou l'alcool dégusté est âgé. De préférence encore, la ou chaque nervure pré- sente une épaisseur de base qui est également variable dans la zone intermédiaire de brassage, avec une épaisseur maximale sensiblement au niveau du plan horizontal moyen. En particulier, l'épaisseur de base de la ou de chaque nervure est continûment variable dans la zone in- termédiaire de brassage, et l'épaisseur de base maximale est choisie en fonction du type de vin ou d'alcool dégusté. De préférence alors, l'épaisseur de base maximale de la ou de chaque nervure est d'autant plus faible que le vin ou l'alcool dégusté est âgé. Avantageusement encore, la ou chaque nervure s'étend avec une certaine inclinaison par rapport à une génératrice de la surface de la paraison. En particulier, la ou chaque nervure a un profil en hélice, ladite hélice étant de préférence orientée à droite. De préférence alors, l'inclinaison de la ou de chaque nervure est choisie en fonction du type de vin ou d'alcool dégusté. En particulier, l'inclinaison de la ou de chaque nervure est d'autant plus grande que le vin ou l'alcool dégusté est âgé. D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lumière de la description qui va suivre et des dessins annexés. BREVE DESCRIPTION DES DESSINS Il sera fait référence aux figures où : - la figure 1 est une vue en élévation d'un verre à dégustation conforme à l'invention, dont la nervure, ici unique, est vue de profil par transparence ; - la figure 2 est une vue du verre à dégustation précédent, après rotation de celui-ci de 90° autour de son axe, afin de distinguer le profil incliné de la nervure précitée ; - la figure 3 est une vue schématique permettant de mieux appréhender le comportement du liquide lors de la mise en giration d'un verre à dégustation ; - les figures 4 et 5 , qui sont à rapprocher des figures 1 et 2 , illustrent différentes formes de nervures en a), b) c) , en vue d'une adéquation respectivement aux vins jeunes, d'âges moyens, et vieux. DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE DES MODES DE REALISATION PREFERES Les figures 1 et 2 illustrent un verre à dégustation noté 1, comportant ici un pied en tige 2 avec son socle 3, surmonté d'une paraison 4 qui est ici de forme bombée. Il va de soi cependant que l'invention n'est aucunement limitée à une forme particulière de la paraison, étant entendu que l'on pourra aussi bien choisir un verre à dégustation de forme sensiblement cylindrique ou plus refermé dans la zone du buvant pour une meilleure concentration des arômes. L'invention n'est également pas limitée au cas d'un verre à pied tel qu'illustré ici, mais est directement applicable à des verres sans pied dits gobelets . La zone du fond est notée 5 et la zone du buvant est notée 6. Conformément à l'enseignement du document EP-A-1 210 890 précité, la paraison 4 du verre à dégustation présente, en saillie, vers l'intérieur du verre, au moins une nervure 7 s'étendant, plus ou moins selon une génératrice de la surface de ladite paraison, depuis la zone du fond 5 jusqu'à la zone du buvant 6. Conformément à une caractéristique essentielle de l'invention, la ou chaque nervure 7 présente radialement une larguer 1 qui est variable dans une zone intermédiaire de brassage prédéterminée s'étendant de part et d'autre d'un plan horizontal PM correspondant à un niveau moyen de remplissage du verre, la largeur de ladite nervure dans cette zone intermédiaire étant croissante puis décroissante, avec un maximum sensiblement au niveau du plan horizontal moyen. On a ainsi noté PM le plan horizontal moyen pré- cité, qui et par exemple choisi pour correspondre à un remplissage d'environ un tiers de la contenance du verre 1. On a également noté deux plans horizontaux disposés de part et d'autre de ce plan horizontal moyen PM, respectivement notés PS et PI, et qui correspondent aux niveaux maximum et minimum que présente la surface libre du liquide présent dans le verre lors de la mise en giration dudit verre. En effet, comme cela est illustré sur la figure 3, la surface libre du liquide s'étend dans le plan horizontal moyen PM lorsque le verre est immobile, puis, lorsque ledit verre est mis en giration, la surface incurvée du liquide tangente les deux plans supérieur PS et inférieur PI précités. Ainsi, la largeur 1 de la nervure 7 est extrêmement faible au-dessus du plan PS et en-dessous du plan PI, puis est sensible dans la zone intermédiaire de brassage qui est délimitée entre les plans PS et PI. Le profil de la nervure, dans cette zone intermédiaire de brassage, est ici continûment variable, c'est-à-dire que la courbe représentant ce profil est continue et à dérivée continue. Comme on peut le constater sur la figure 1, la largeur maximale de la nervure 7 se situe sensiblement au niveau du plan horizontal moyen PM. Ainsi que cela est mieux visible sur la figure 2, la nervure 7 présente une épaisseur de base e qui est également variable dans la zone intermédiaire de brassage, avec une épaisseur maximale sensiblement au niveau du plan horizontal moyen PM. L'épaisseur de base e de la nervure 7 est de préférence également continûment variable dans la zone intermédiaire de brassage, pour éviter tout changement brutal de profil. On constate également sur la figure 2 que la nervure 7 s'étend avec une certaine inclinaison notée α par rapport à une génératrice de la surface de la paraison 4 (l'angle α est ici mesuré sur la vue en élévation par rapport à l'axe central X du verre 1) . Cette nervure 7 a en outre ici un profil en hélice, et l'hélice est orientée à droite pour correspondre au sens habituel de mise en giration. Conformément à un aspect important de 1 ' inven- tion, la géométrie et la disposition de la ou de chaque nervure à largeur variable sont choisies en fonction du type de vin ou d'alcool dégusté. Il est en effet très avantageux de choisir la largeur maximale de la rainure 7, l'épaisseur de base maximale de cette nervure 7, et l'inclinaison de ladite nervure par rapport à une génératrice de la surface de la paraison en fonction du type de vin ou d'alcool dégusté, et en particulier de l'âge de celui-ci ou de certaines propriétés plus ou moins affirmées en liaison avec cer- tains au moins des arômes du liquide concerné. Ainsi, il sera tout particulièrement intéressant de prévoir que la largeur maximale de la ou de chaque nervure 7 est d'autant plus faible que le vin ou l'alcool dégusté est âgé. De même, l'épaisseur de base maximale de la ou de chaque nervure sera choisie d'autant plus faible que le vin ou l'alcool à déguster est âgé, et l'inclinaison de ladite nervure sera choisie d'autant plus grande que le vin ou l'alcool à déguster est âgé. Cette progression dans la forme du profil de la nervure, et en particulier le choix de sa largeur maximale, ainsi que le choix de l'épaisseur et de l'inclinaison de ladite nervure, en fonction de l'âge du vin ou de l'alcool à déguster, seront mieux comprises à l'examen des figures 4 et 5. Le verre à dégustation illustré en a) présente une nervure 7χ dont la largeur lχ est importante, avec un maximum au niveau du plan horizontal moyen PM, et de plus son épaisseur ei est également maximale au même niveau, tandis que son inclinaison i est minimale. Un tel verre à dégustation conviendra tout particulièrement pour des vins ou des alcools jeunes et généralement charpentés. Le verre à dégustation illustré en b) comporte une nervure 7 présentant une largeur radiale 12 plus petite que li, ainsi qu'une épaisseur de base e2 inférieure à βi, et une inclinaison α2 supérieure à oc . Un tel verre à dégustation conviendra particulièrement pour des vins d'âge moyen par exemple deux à dix ans selon le cépage. Le verre à dégustation illustré en c) comporte une nervure 73 dont la largeur 13 est encore inférieure aux précédentes, de même que l'épaisseur de base e3, et dont l'inclinaison α3 est supérieure aux précédentes. Un tel verre à dégustation conviendra tout particulièrement pour la dégustation de grands millésimes de vins, pour lesquels le brassage permet à la fois de révéler les arô- mes les plus subtils du vin sans casser les propriétés organoleptiques qui sont d'autant plus fragiles que le vin est très vieux. A titre indicatif, l'éventuelle inclinaison de la ou de chaque nervure sera comprise entre 10° et 30°, cette inclinaison étant en particulier d'au- tant plus importante que le vin ou l'alcool dégusté est fragile et/ou âgé. L'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits mais englobe au contraire toutes variantes reprenant, avec des moyens équi- valents, les caractéristiques essentielles énoncées plus haut . En particulier, l'invention n'est pas limitée à un matériau constitutif particulier tel que le verre, mais pourra également s'appliquer à des contenants de dé- gustation en céramique ou autre matériau de synthèse. De plus, l'invention n'est aucunement limitée à un type particulier de liquide à déguster : on a cité plus haut les vins et les alcools, mais il pourra s'agir de tout autre liquide, alcoolisé ou non, tel que café, thé, chocolat, etc.. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a tasting glass, more particularly intended for the tasting of wines or alcohols. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Numerous embodiments of tasting glasses are already known, allowing amateurs to apprehend a quality of a wine or a liqueur or other alcoholic beverages, by means of sight and vision. 'smell. Document FR-A-2 641 960 thus proposes making the leg and the base of a glass out of a material having a coefficient of transparency much lower than that of the material of the parison. More recently, we have been interested in the voluntary creation of turbulences for the tasted liquid, which turbulences can be generated by particular geometries associated with the parison of the glass. Document FR-A-2 648 340 thus describes a tasting glass comprising a parison formed by two conical parts delimiting between them an angle of approximately 120 °. It is indicated that the angle thus chosen allows the liquid product previously poured into the bottom of the parison of the glass, animated by a slow movement of the latter, to undergo the connection between the two parts, due to the abrupt change in slope that it presents, turbulence sufficient to allow the penetration into the liquid of a suitable quantity of air, causing a regular and thorough mixing of the liquid. The document FR-A-2 684 534 aims to perfect this tasting glass, by combining an inward-returning shape of the glass for the upper part of the rim and a vertical internal projection of the glass produced by hot pressing, if applicable, at disrupt the gyratory movement given to the wine. Document FR-A-2 788 210 describes a tasting glass whose bottom has reliefs and hollows. The pustule shape of the reliefs then generates an agitation of the liquid in the lower part contributing to a background mixing supplemented by the hollows. However, only the bottom zone is subjected to turbulence, so that the stirring is not homogeneous, and moreover the complex geometry of the bottom of the glass makes its manufacture delicate and expensive. More recently, the Applicant has proposed a tasting glass of the type comprising a parison which has, projecting towards the inside of the glass, at least one continuous rib extending substantially from the area of the bottom to the area of the rim of the glass, as illustrated in document EP-A-1 210 890. This continuous rib makes it possible to create a certain effect of stirring or nebulization of the liquid contained, without having the drawbacks of the tasting glasses described in the previous documents. However, we have noticed that the oxygenation produced by the stirring generated by the continuous rib is in some cases excessive, and that the wine or alcohol tasted, especially when it is aged, is too fragile to preserve its aromatic qualities during vigorous stirring of all the liquid contained in the parison of the glass. In particular, we have noticed that wines with old vintages do not tolerate the vigorous brewing which is imprinted on it by a rib of substantial width extending from the bottom area to the area of the rim of the glass. To complete the technological background of the invention, reference may also be made to document US 2002/159328 A1 which describes a stackable container having stirring ribs associated with the bottom. vex and to the side wall of the container, and to document US Pat. No. 2,352,205 A which describes an internally ribbed container, the ribs of which serve in fact to delay the rotation of the ingredients to be mixed for a more complete filling of the container . OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The object of the invention is to design a tasting glass perfecting the glass of document EP-A-1 210 890 by the applicant, allowing a better match with the wines or alcohols tasted. GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE INVENTION This problem is solved in accordance with the invention, thanks to a tasting glass of the aforementioned type, in which the or each rib has a radially width which is variable in a predetermined intermediate brewing zone extending from on either side of a horizontal plane corresponding to an average level of filling of the glass, the width of said rib in this intermediate zone being increasing then decreasing, with a maximum substantially at the level of said average horizontal plane. Thus, the stirring action is essentially limited to an area contained between two parallel circles, on either side of an average filling level. The mean horizontal plane will for example be chosen to correspond to a filling of approximately one third of the capacity of the glass. Preferably, the width of the or each rib is continuously variable in the intermediate brewing zone, and the maximum width is chosen according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted. In particular, the maximum width of the or each rib is smaller the older the wine or alcohol tasted. More preferably, the or each rib has a base thickness which is also variable. in the intermediate patching zone, with a maximum thickness substantially at the level of the mean horizontal plane. In particular, the base thickness of the or each rib is continuously variable in the intermediate brewing zone, and the maximum base thickness is chosen according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted. Preferably then, the maximum base thickness of the or each rib is smaller the older the wine or alcohol tasted. Advantageously also, the or each rib extends with a certain inclination relative to a generatrix of the surface of the parison. In particular, the or each rib has a helical profile, said helix preferably being oriented to the right. Preferably then, the inclination of the or each rib is chosen according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted. In particular, the inclination of the or each rib is greater the older the wine or alcohol tasted. Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly in the light of the description which follows and the attached drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Reference will be made to the figures where: - Figure 1 is an elevational view of a tasting glass according to the invention, the rib, here unique, is seen in profile by transparency; - Figure 2 is a view of the previous tasting glass, after rotation thereof 90 ° around its axis, to distinguish the inclined profile of the aforementioned rib; - Figure 3 is a schematic view to better understand the behavior of the liquid during the turning of a tasting glass; - Figures 4 and 5, which are to be compared to Figures 1 and 2 illustrate different forms of ribs in a), b) c), with a view to suiting young, middle aged and old wines respectively. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate a tasting glass denoted 1, here comprising a stem base 2 with its base 3, surmounted by a parison 4 which is here of convex shape. It goes without saying, however, that the invention is in no way limited to a particular form of the parison, it being understood that it is equally possible to choose a tasting glass of substantially cylindrical shape or more closed in the area of the rim for a better concentration of aromas. The invention is also not limited to the case of a stemmed glass as illustrated here, but is directly applicable to stemless glasses called goblets. The bottom zone is denoted 5 and the drinking zone is denoted 6. In accordance with the teaching of the above-mentioned document EP-A-1 210 890, the parison 4 of the tasting glass protrudes towards the inside of the glass. , at least one rib 7 extending, more or less along a generatrix of the surface of said parison, from the area of the bottom 5 to the area of the rim 6. According to an essential characteristic of the invention, the or each rib 7 has radially a width 1 which is variable in an intermediate predetermined stirring zone extending on either side of a horizontal plane PM corresponding to an average level of filling of the glass, the width of said rib in this intermediate zone being increasing then decreasing, with a maximum appreciably at the level of the mean horizontal plane. The above-mentioned mean horizontal plane has thus been noted PM, which and for example chosen to correspond to a filling of about a third of the capacity of the glass 1. We have also noted two horizontal planes arranged on either side of this mean horizontal plane PM, respectively denoted PS and PI, and which correspond to the maximum and minimum levels present the free surface of the liquid present in the glass when said glass is turned. In fact, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the free surface of the liquid extends in the mean horizontal plane PM when the glass is stationary, then, when said glass is turned, the curved surface of the liquid tangents both upper PS and lower PI plans mentioned above. Thus, the width 1 of the rib 7 is extremely small above the plane PS and below the plane PI, then is appreciable in the intermediate patching zone which is delimited between the planes PS and PI. The profile of the rib, in this intermediate patching zone, is here continuously variable, that is to say that the curve representing this profile is continuous and with continuous derivative. As can be seen in Figure 1, the maximum width of the rib 7 is located substantially at the level of the mean horizontal plane PM. As is better visible in FIG. 2, the rib 7 has a base thickness e which is also variable in the intermediate patching zone, with a maximum thickness substantially at the level of the mean horizontal plane PM. The base thickness e of the rib 7 is preferably also continuously variable in the intermediate patching zone, to avoid any sudden change in profile. It can also be seen in FIG. 2 that the rib 7 extends with a certain inclination denoted α relative to a generatrix of the surface of the parison 4 (the angle α is here measured on the elevation view relative to the central axis X of the glass 1). This rib 7 has in addition here a helical profile, and the propeller is oriented to the right to correspond to the usual direction of turning. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the geometry and the arrangement of the or each rib of variable width are chosen according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted. It is indeed very advantageous to choose the maximum width of the groove 7, the maximum base thickness of this rib 7, and the inclination of said rib relative to a generatrix of the surface of the parison according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted, and in particular the age of the wine or certain properties more or less asserted in connection with at least some of the aromas of the liquid concerned. Thus, it will be particularly advantageous to provide that the maximum width of the or each rib 7 is smaller the older the wine or alcohol tasted. Similarly, the maximum base thickness of the or each rib will be chosen the smaller the older the wine or alcohol to be tasted, and the inclination of the said rib will be chosen the larger the wine or alcohol to taste is aged. This progression in the shape of the profile of the rib, and in particular the choice of its maximum width, as well as the choice of the thickness and the inclination of said rib, depending on the age of the wine or the alcohol to be tasted will be better understood on examining FIGS. 4 and 5. The tasting glass illustrated in a) has a rib 7χ whose width l importante is large, with a maximum at the level of the mean horizontal plane PM, and moreover its thickness ei is also maximum at the same level, while its inclination i is minimum. Such a tasting glass will be particularly suitable for young and generally robust wines or alcohols. The tasting glass illustrated in b) has a rib 7 having a radial width 1 2 smaller than li, as well as a base thickness e 2 less than βi, and an inclination α 2 greater than oc. Such a tasting glass will be particularly suitable for middle-aged wines, for example two to ten years depending on the grape variety. The tasting glass illustrated in c) has a rib 7 3 whose width 1 3 is still less than the previous ones, as well as the base thickness e 3 , and whose inclination α 3 is greater than the previous ones. Such a tasting glass will be particularly suitable for tasting great vintages of wines, for which brewing allows both to reveal the most subtle aromas of wine without breaking the organoleptic properties which are all the more fragile as wine is very old. As an indication, the possible inclination of the or each rib will be between 10 ° and 30 °, this inclination being in particular all the more important as the wine or alcohol tasted is fragile and / or aged. The invention is not limited to the embodiments which have just been described but on the contrary encompasses all variants incorporating, with equivalent means, the essential characteristics stated above. In particular, the invention is not limited to a particular constituent material such as glass, but can also be applied to tasting containers made of ceramic or other synthetic material. In addition, the invention is in no way limited to a particular type of liquid to be tasted: wines and alcohols have been mentioned above, but it may be any other liquid, alcoholic or not, such as coffee, tea, chocolate, etc.

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REVENDICATIONS 1. Verre à dégustation, comportant une paraison (4) qui présente, en saillie vers l'intérieur du verre, au moins une nervure continue (7) s'étendant sensiblement de la zone du fond (5) à la zone du buvant (6) du verre, caractérisé en ce que la ou chaque nervure (7 ; l l 72, 73) présente radialement une largeur (1 ; lx, 12, 13) qui est variable dans une zone intermédiaire de brassage pré- déterminée s'étendant de part et d'autre d'un plan horizontal (PM) correspondant à un niveau moyen de remplissage du verre, la largeur de ladite nervure dans cette zone intermédiaire étant croissante puis décroissante, avec un maximum sensiblement au niveau dudit plan hori- zontal moyen. 1. Tasting glass, comprising a parison (4) which has, projecting towards the inside of the glass, at least one continuous rib (7) extending substantially from the bottom region (5) to the rim region ( 6) glass, characterized in that the or each rib (7; l l 7 2 , 7 3 ) has a width radially (1; l x , 1 2 , 1 3 ) which is variable in a pre-brewing intermediate zone - determined extending on either side of a horizontal plane (PM) corresponding to an average level of filling of the glass, the width of said rib in this intermediate zone being increasing then decreasing, with a maximum substantially at the level of said medium horizontal plane. 2. Verre à dégustation selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la largeur de la ou de chaque nervure (7 ; 7ι, 72, 73) est continûment variable dans la zone intermédiaire de brassage, et la largeur maximale est choisie en fonction du type de vin ou d'alcool dégusté. 2. tasting glass according to claim 1, characterized in that the width of the or each rib (7; 7ι, 7 2 , 7 3 ) is continuously variable in the intermediate brewing zone, and the maximum width is chosen by depending on the type of wine or alcohol tasted. 3. Verre à dégustation selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la largeur maximale de la ou de chaque nervure (7 ; 7ι, 72, 73) est d'autant plus faible que le vin ou l'alcool dégusté est âgé. 3. tasting glass according to claim 2, characterized in that the maximum width of the or each rib (7; 7ι, 7 2 , 7 3 ) is all the smaller the older the wine or alcohol tasted . 4. Verre à dégustation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que la ou chaque nervure (7 ; l l 72, 73) présente une épaisseur de base (e ; βi, e2, e3) qui est également variable dans la zone intermédiaire de brassage, avec une épaisseur maximale sensiblement au niveau du plan horizontal moyen (PM) . 4. tasting glass according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the or each rib (7; l l 7 2 , 7 3 ) has a base thickness (e; βi, e 2 , e 3 ) which is also variable in the intermediate patching zone, with a maximum thickness substantially at the level of the mean horizontal plane (PM). 5. Verre à dégustation selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'épaisseur de base de la ou de chaque nervure (7 ; 7ι, 72, 73) est continûment variable dans la zone intermédiaire de brassage, et l'épaisseur de base maximale est choisie en fonction du type de vin ou d'alcool dégusté. 5. tasting glass according to claim 4, characterized in that the base thickness of the or each rib (7; 7ι, 7 2 , 7 3 ) is continuously variable in the intermediate brewing zone, and the thickness of maximum base is chosen according to the type of wine or alcohol tasted. 6. Verre à dégustation selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que l'épaisseur de base maximale de la ou de chaque nervure (7 ; ll t 72, 73) est d'autant plus faible que le vin ou l'alcool dégusté est âgé. 6. tasting glass according to claim 5, characterized in that the maximum base thickness of the or each rib (7; l lt 7 2 , 7 3 ) is lower as the wine or alcohol tasted is old. 7. Verre à dégustation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que la ou chaque nervure (7 ; 7ι, 72, 73) s'étend avec une certaine incli- naison ( ; ai, 2, α3) par rapport à une génératrice de la surface de la paraison (4) . 7. tasting glass according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the or each rib (7; 7ι, 7 2 , 7 3 ) extends with a certain inclination (; ai, 2 , α 3 ) with respect to a generatrix of the surface of the parison (4). 8. Verre à dégustation selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la ou chaque nervure (7 ; 7i; 72, 73) a un profil en hélice, ladite hélice étant de préfé- rence orientée à droite. 8. tasting glass according to claim 7, characterized in that the or each rib (7; 7 i; 7 2 , 7 3 ) has a helical profile, said helix preferably being oriented to the right. 9. Verre à dégustation selon la revendication 7 ou la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'inclinaison de la ou de chaque nervure (7 ; 7l f 72, 73) est d'autant plus grande que le vin ou l'alcool dégusté est âgé. 9. tasting glass according to claim 7 or claim 8, characterized in that the inclination of the or each rib (7; 7 lf 7 2 , 7 3 ) is greater than the wine or the alcohol tasted is old. 10. Verre à dégustation selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le plan horizontal moyen (PM) est choisi pour correspondre à un remplissage d'environ un tiers de la contenance du verre. 10. Tasting glass according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the mean horizontal plane (PM) is chosen to correspond to a filling of approximately one third of the capacity of the glass.
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