Best Wine Glasses to Make Your Wine Taste Better

There is glass and there is exquisite crystal glass from Schott Zwiesel. What is the difference, you’d ask? The main determinant in this classification is the content of lead and other added minerals in the glass. In Europe, glasses with a lead content ranging from 10 to 30% are generally categorized as crystal. Lead crystal, however, may not necessarily offer crystalline structure but is widely prized and appreciated for its durability and decorative appearance. 

In contrast to the traditional lead-crystal glass, a superior state-of-the-art patented technology was used in the production of Schott Zwiesel glassware. By eliminating lead from its chemical composition and adding instead loftier components of titanium and zirconium oxide to the glass, the manufacturer created truly luxurious world’s best crystal glass. Titanium enhances the strength and durability, while zirconium noticeably boosts the clarity, shine, and brilliance of the glass. Besides, Tritan crystal glass is made with special Tritan technology that smoothens glassware surface making it highly resistant to breakage, chipping, scratching, or micro-fractures. No worries, your glassware will safely withstand any thermal treatment and dish-washing.

Thus, this glassware will require the easiest care and maintenance. To clean your stemware, you just need to load the glasses into the dishwasher. We would only advise to ensure adequate spacing between the items to avoid their knocking into each other.

If you are already tempted by the amazing properties of this set, you can buy one for your personal use at home, or give it as a very sophisticated present to any dear friend of yours who will be able to appreciate its beauty. 

Well, these glasses can perfectly accommodate medium and full-bodied red wines, known for their high alcohol content, a mouth-coating density, and bolder flavor. It should be noted that owing to their moderate acidity and balanced tannins, medium-bodied red wines are some of the most quintessential food complements. They will allow you not only to enjoy in full their delicate silky-smooth finish but also get maximum pleasure from meat, vegetable, or spicy dishes. Serve this wine at a temperature of 63-70 ° F for any dinner in excellent glassware from Schott Zwiesel. 

This sophisticated crystal glassware will not only make your wine taste better but also become an excellent decoration for your dinner table.

As we have already mentioned, this set features most traditional red wine glasses that can also be used with full-bodied white wines. The suggested wine varietals include Bourdeaux, Merlot, Zinfindel, Malbec, Barolo, Chardonnay, Viognier, and Cabernet Sauvignon. 

If you happen to belong to wine connoisseurs and are willing to diversify your stemware selection, Schott Zwiesel offers you the opportunity to purchase other types of glasses from the same series. 

For instance, a deeper and more rounded bowl of the Bourdeaux Set will provide larger surface area for swirling your delicious red and ensuring its delicate flavor and aromas are released to the fullest. 

Champagne Flute Set will nicely accommodate a variety of sparkling wines and keep the carbonation perfectly well from dissipating. Also, special stemware for white wines with narrower openings, such as Full White Set or Chardonnay Set for light dry wine, will optimally preserve the gentle white wine aromas. 

If you want to complement this wine stemware with ordinary water glasses to match on the dinner table, you can also buy other glassware that is traditionally used with water, made in the same style of the Classic Cru collection.

These practical stemless wine glasses are good both in weight and feel. They feature high-quality shatter-resistant glass, that makes them very durable and easy to care for. You can clean them either manually, washing them by hand, or simply by placing them on the top rack of the dishwasher. The absence of a thin stem also makes them less fragile, easier to handle and to store. They would need much less space in the storage cabinets and will fit into the shelves with small heights. Thus, the stability, achieved in these glasses due to the lack of a long stem and a rather wide flat bottom, makes them very convenient and practical for use in a variety of situations.

Both strength and small size of these glasses make them an excellent choice for everyday use, as well as taking along to the parties, dinners, or picnics under the open sky. When going on a picnic, you can rest assured that these glasses will not only allow you to take maximum pleasure in every sip of your drink but will also fit into almost any basket without taking up much space. You will be impressed by how little room this elegant, but practical and sturdy stemless glassware will need in your catering bag or picnic basket. Thanks to shatter-resistant glass, they can be safely transported without requiring too careful treatment. So, don’t hesitate to take them on the go on any suitable occasion. 

Just throw a handy picnic blanket on the freshly cut grass in the park, by the pond or a lake, and enjoy the delicate summer breeze, warm sunshine, and chilled wine in the delightful company of your friends or a special loved one.

Naturally, in view of a multitude of irresistible advantages that this set is able to offer, it can become an excellent gift for your dear friends and family members. Never miss an opportunity to say thank you. At such an attractive price, this set would help you make a thoughtful and considerate gesture when you need to show someone how much you value their help or support with a thank you gift. 

In addition, the glasses are packed in the Glossy Gift Box, that gives them a very distinctive and presentable appearance. This set would certainly please any true wine lover, who always appreciates a chance to supplement and diversify their selection of glassware. In addition, it would be a decent and appropriate gift to business clients or colleagues. Moreover, glassware has always been an excellent choice for house-warmings and newlyweds. 

Another advantage of these Libbey wine glasses is that you do not have to purchase different sets of glassware for different varieties of wine. The shape of the bowl in these Libbey wine glasses is so conventional, that it can perfectly accommodate both white and red wines. Don't worry about your guests’ preferences when setting the table. The opening of Libbey wine glasses is sufficiently wide to allow most red wines to breathe, oxidize, and excess ethanol to evaporate to deliver smoother wine taste. At the same time, this glassware can retain the gentle flavor and aroma of chilled white wines. It is worth only noting that this set may not be quite suitable for serving full-bodied red wines. This glassware may not be capable of fully mitigating the bitterness of tannins and fully releasing the rich and complex bouquet of full-bodied reds. 

Nevertheless, we believe that the broad spectrum of possibilities of the Libbey Wine Party Glass set will be fairly appreciated by many wine-lovers.

Wine is a sophisticated drink that requires strict adherence to certain rules not only during serving or storage but also when pouring. To gently pour all the wine from the bottle till the last drop without splashing or dripping it onto a tablecloth you need to acquire certain knowledge and skills.

Firstly, a standard portion makes 5 oz (150 ml) or 6 oz (180 ml) at most, even if the glassware is large enough to hold half of the bottle. Wine needs space and ample surface area for swirling, breathing, and releasing its beautiful bouquet. So, don’t try to demonstrate your generosity by filling the wine glasses to the top. 

Secondly, wine should be poured slowly and carefully, while holding the bottle in the middle (or bottom) of the body. It is the easiest way to form a narrow spout and gently fill the glass. Besides, holding the bottle in this way will allow you to stop pouring the wine quickly and deliberately to avoid drips. Nobody would enjoy observing the drips of red all over the crisp white tablecloth during the dinner party. Hence, you can always use napkins to catch the last drops of wine before they hit the tablecloth. Alternatively, abruptly rotate the bottle away from you as you stop pouring the wine to throw the last drips off route. This special trick needs some practice to achieve perfection. 

Lastly, many wine enthusiasts use a so-called drop-stop, a piece of silver foil that you insert into a bottle neck to get a more precise control of the spout.

To improve wine taste and fully release its beautiful flavor, it is often necessary to use aerators or decanters. Classically, the decanter is a large glass pitcher or container with a very wide flat bottom. Such wide surface area increases the exposure of wine to the air. Once poured into a decanter, don’t rush it, let your wine breeze and sit there at least for half an hour. If you are impatient or cannot usually wait so long, we advise using an aerator. This small device can provide the same effect almost instantaneously as you pour your drink directly into the glass through a suitable quality wine aerator. Read our review on the best wine aerators available on the market to find the one and only device that will be able to meet your needs.

The benefits of using stainless steel glasses are countless. Firstly, no other material can match their durability and service life, impact resistance or ability to withstand the heat. Secondly, stainless steel is the safest material for your drinks, that is free from chemicals and toxic materials, such as lead, zinc, or BPA. Its composition is 100% natural and does not have any interior coatings, that can decay or disintegrate over time. In addition, it is also worth highlighting the hygienic and antibacterial properties of stainless steel vessels. Unlike other materials (such as lead crystal glass or plastic), stainless steel glass can hold wine over an extended period of time without reacting to its acidity. Hence, there will be no health hazards or poor taste of the beverage when using this glassware. This stemware will be extremely easy to clean and maintain. Just throw them all together in the dishwasher after the dinner party and leave them to air dry. Finally, if you decided to go green, these stainless-steel glasses are not only reusable and environmentally-friendly, but also can be safely recycled at the end of their lifetime.

The shape of the cup of this glass is often called Montrachet. This is a variation of the standard conventional glass for white varieties of wine with a wider bowl and slightly narrowed top. This form is ideal for full-bodied white wines, such as oak-aged Chardonnay. These vessels will also be an ideal solution for admirers of good vintage white wines, some sparkling wines, or not as common orange wines. The last type of wine differs somewhat in their taste from white ones. They are quite strong with rather high alcohol content but at the same time very gentle with sourness more reminiscent of red wines. Usually, their taste is described as honey with the notes of citrus aroma. These glasses will allow you to appreciate the taste of orange wines to the fullest.

It is worth noting another advantage of these glasses, which makes them an excellent choice for white wine varieties. As you know, white wines are usually served chilled. Stainless Steel Wine Glasses retain the cool temperatures of the wine for longer. They will allow you to drink your wine slowly without worrying about its getting lukewarm. Take your time to enjoy the heavenly taste of your drink. For keeping white wines chilled, we would also recommend considering a purchase of an ice bucket that will maintain the low temperature of the wine in the bottle while you are slowly savoring every sip of your drink.

As already noted above, this glass is not just an ordinary wine vessel. Created by the artists with over 60 years of experience and unrivaled attention to detail, this wine glass becomes a real piece of art. Each item is thoroughly shaped using the traditional mouth-blowing technique. A sharp eye and steady hand help artists form the fiery-hot blobs and perfect them to the ideal shape. Meticulously hand-painted, the wine glasses offer such a spectacular play of light and colors that would leave everyone breathtaking.

Experienced sommeliers believe, that there is nothing that can compete with drinking good vintage wine out of a mouth-blown glass. A piece of glassware created the old-fashioned way has an unsurpassed air of authenticity. It is not the heartless and mindless machines, that created the glassware, but the experienced craftsmen who poured all their heart and soul into every single item they produced. In our contemporary world of mass production, more and more people tend to believe that hand-made things have a higher value. 

Firstly, no two hand-painted and mouth-blown glasses will ever be alike. None of them can be identically duplicated, as color, shading, or pattern can all have their variations. Hence, every single wine glass will be one of a kind. Secondly, it is an inherent part of human nature to appreciate the creative spirit. When people express themselves through visual art, they always leave part of themselves in it. Every hand-crafted Antoni Barcelona wine glass is an expression of their master’s creative spirit. Created in the environment of joy and delight, these glasses communicate the same positive emotions to their owners.

Thin transparent walls of Antoni Barcelona Wine Glass will not only allow to serve the best vintage red wines, but also to fully experience their smell, color, and texture. This fact will be appreciated by experienced wine connoisseurs since the process of wine tasting consists of three main stages: 

• The eye: visual assessment, 
• The nose: smell and assessment of the wine aroma, 
• The mouth: tasting.

This glass is a perfectly suitable vessel for many types of red wines, but especially for the wines produced from the grapes growing in the French province of Bordeaux. Its shape and dimensions are ideal for full-bodied, heavier, saturated red wines such as Cabernets and Merlots. It has a spacious bowl, somewhat larger than a traditional glass for red wines. The wide bottom of the bowl, slightly tapered upward to the rim, provide an opportunity to aerate the wine well, facilitate the evaporation of excess ethanol, and also deliver the aroma directly to your smelling receptors allowing you to experience the delicate notes and subtle nuances of its gentle aroma.

Experienced wine collectors know that wine vintage matters, as the year when the grapes were grown can noticeably affect the taste and quality of the produced wine. Non-vintage wine is produced from blending the grapes of several seasons together. Thus, the vintage year of the wines can be either good or bad. The best high-end red wines from reputable regions with good vintage year tend to get only better with age and therefore deserve very special treatment.

Aged vintage Bordeaux, for instance, will always have some sediment at the bottom, that should not be disturbed. These small particles are derived naturally from tannins and not harmful. But you wouldn’t enjoy drinking your wine full of grit. Thus, you need to handle the bottle carefully and let the sediment settle to the bottom. To open such wines, it is best to use the electric wine bottle opener, which would make the least impact on the bottle and help you easily get the cork out without unsettling the sediment.

Wine connoisseurs would also select very carefully the glassware suitable for serving high-end reds with good vintage and reasonable age. The good news is the Large Wine Glass from Antoni Barcelona can perfectly cope with the task and make any red wine taste the best it possibly can.