For anything not hot I use a pint glass. Anything hot I use a mug. :)

We're not that fancy..I have a favorite coffee mug and so does Jim..otherwise, we have some ice-tea type glasses and everything else we drink we pour into those...juices, club soda, milk. We do have some wine glasses, of course and when we drink wine we use those. So basically our glassware falls into three types...mugs/glasses/wine glasses.

There are classic etiquette rules for setting a table - size of glasses are generally predetermined. I don't know much about that; if it looks good, I do it and not worry about rules. Logic says when drinking something non-alcoholic, chose a glass comparable with the amount of liquid you want to serve or drink. As far as alcohol goes, there are rules that should be followed for proper enjoyment of the beverage. I mean, you can drink out of a jelly jar and a $10 bottle of wine isn't likely to transform because of that. But if you are drinking brandy, you want to use a sniffer glass. The glass shape allows your hands to wrap around it and warm the brandy. It also allows you to twirl the brandy around the glass, containing it and stopping spillage. With champagne, a good specific flute is used to contain the bubbles in the liquid longer. The length of the flute is specific to the bubbles rising (releasing gases). Wine is drunk from a goblet, also nicely shaped for stem holding, or glass warming. A goblet has a larger opening allowing the drinker to sniff at the wine (appreciate the 'nose'). I could go on, about 'rocks' glasses (for on the rocks drinks), martini glasses, etc. You get the idea. For more info, look into bar guides. Should have glass type info.... Cheers!