A: MUCH nonsense has been written about this being something to do with chasing out evil spirits or spilling wine into each other's glass to show you are not poisoning them. But clinking glasses ...

Drinking lore suggests that the sound of clinking glasses drives away any evil spirits in the wine; other experts believe it developed as a way to preserve contact during celebration, since people ...

The sound of clinking of the glasses is supposed to heighten the pleasure of drinking by adding to one more sense i.e. the sense of hearing. Alcohol, especially wine, is best enjoyed when all the ...