3 AUGUST 1996, Page 23

Safety in tumblers

Sir: I hope I am never invited to join Anne McElvoy on one of her modest picnics, for when she serves me wine in a long- stemmed glass, as her article (Wine and food, 13 July) recommends, where will I put it down in the long rough grass without It falling over? A heavy-based tumbler with a low centre of gravity is quite elegant in a rustic setting, and avoids the inconvenience of a spilled glass.

John Berkeley

62 Long Ashton Road, Long Ashton, Bristol