The perfect wine glass?

[miniGMgoit]

So after protecting it like a child, this evening the other Mr Goit broke the last glass standing. I;ve been quite staunch about drinking out of "my glass" over the years and wne will no doubt, never taste the same again. So this leaves me with a big hole in my life waiting to be filled by the perfect wine glass.

My brief is simple. Thin and massive is all I ask for.

Any recommendations?

 

[miniGMgoit]

Something like this?

 

[hegley]

Reidel Vinum XL.

Actually any Reidel glasses.

 

[miniGMgoit]

 

[marty21]

 

[miniGMgoit]

Reidel Vinum XL.

Actually any Reidel glasses.

Nice

These are the Cab Sav glasses, exactly what I'm looking for. $60 for 2

 

[miniGMgoit]

I can almost taste the wine

 

[hegley]

They are beautifully thin; tis really odd because I used to not mind drinking wine out of anything until I got a set, and now everything else just feels horrible.

But I hate washing them. convinced I'm going to break them every time.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I like a short but chunky wine glass myself. Something along these lines:

With a smaller glass you're almost constantly topping it up, which is a satisfying feeling

 

[miniGMgoit]

They are beautifully thin; tis really odd because I used to not mind drinking wine out of anything until I got a set, and now everything else just feels horrible.

But I hate washing them. convinced I'm going to break them every time.

And that's it. My partner swears by the massive chunky goblets he bought. After he smashed mine tonight I drank out of one and a promise the wine tasted different. For me the glass needs to be as fragile and thin as possible. I don't know. I love me red wine and I'm so picky about it. I have taken my glass to parties so I can drink out of "thin" glass. It was just an Ikea cheapo but it was so wafer thin. They don't make them anymore. I've checked.

I think I'll go for the Riedel's at the moment. I've been threatening to spend so proper cash on some glasses for years now in a vein attempt to ward of the evil glass smashing spirits.

 

[hegley]

I have taken my glass to parties so I can drink out of "thin" glass.

My partner went on and on about how awesome proper wine glasses were and I dismissed him as a snob for ages until I tried them myself.

 

[miniGMgoit]

My partner went on and on about how awesome proper wine glasses were and I dismissed him as a snob for ages until I tried them myself.

Yeah, it's like that. People give me shit all the time but once you've done thin, you never, erm, umm,

 

[miniGMgoit]

Nice

These are the Cab Sav glasses, exactly what I'm looking for. $60 for 2

Just been looking these up, You can comfortably fit half a bottle in one. That's my type of glass.

 

[yardbird]

My hands don't work, so I've lost all my nice glasses over the last few years
Amazing how good a nice claret can taste from a pint glass

 

[Quartz]

Different wines benefit from different glasses. Wines that are served cool or chilled benefit from thicker glass because it insulates; wines which you warm with the sun or your hand benefit from a thinner glass to promote warming and a larger glass to trap the bouquet.

 

[wayward bob]

last time we did this thread i did a taste test of niiiice wine out of the stupid tippy-breaky-oversized glasses and my standard tumblers (assorted shapes/thicknesses but all having a capacity of one small glass - 5 to the bottle)

don't care which is supposed to be better: *i* prefer it out of *my* glasses

i have two unused sat in a box somewhere that you'd bloody love minimmgmtmti. nip over and you can have em

 

[marty21]

last time we did this thread i did a taste test of niiiice wine out of the stupid tippy-breaky-oversized glasses and my standard tumblers (assorted shapes/thicknesses but all having a capacity of one small glass - 5 to the bottle)

don't care which is supposed to be better: *i* prefer it out of *my* glasses

i have two unused sat in a box somewhere that you'd bloody love minimmgmtmti. nip over and you can have em

I prefer drinking wine out of tumbler type glasses, mrs21 prefers proper wine glasses

 

[wayward bob]

an empty mustard jar was my favourite wine glass for years it had little spirals at the base that fit my fingers just-so i mostly drink red so the extra warmth of holding it my hand helps too.

for spirits i prefer wider/lower glasses, but larger and thinner.

all my glasswear is either clear or green, but none of it matches, each size/shape is for a specific purpose

 

[The Boy]

Riedel make ridiculously good glasses. Although you will probably find yourself making sure you have the correct glass for each wine. Expensive way of doing things.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I am very particular about my wine glasses, but luckily I like small tough cheap pub type ones.

With martinis I have waaaaay to many conditions as to how the glass should be. Took me an age to get the right one.

 

[High Voltage]

Fragile and thin as possible - Ikea is your friend and only something like £1.99 for 6

granted the first one broke putting it in hot water to wash it and the other 5 didn't last much longer but they do tick the thin and fragile box nicely

 

[hegley]

my standard tumblers

Riedel do tumbler-style wine glasses too!!

 

[wayward bob]

far too big

but that's prolly cos i make the faux-pas of actually drinking my wine

 

[hegley]

Riedel make ridiculously good glasses. Although you will probably find yourself making sure you have the correct glass for each wine. Expensive way of doing things.

Yus - sod that malarkey; I've got some for red and some for white - anything more than that and I'd have to sell the dog.

 

[wayward bob]

if i was replacing wholesale i'd go for something along these lines. there's a reason the french drink out of them

 

[SpookyFrank]

I like wine glasses that a) aren't so stupidly thin that it's impossible to look at them without breaking them and b) don't cost 60 quid for a pair, because that's a fucking ridiculous amount of money to spend on wine glasses.

 

[wayward bob]

i am currently drinking 2 week-old £3 aussie red out of a moroccan tea glass, so bollocks to everything i say tbf :cheers:

 

[bi0boy]

These are my favourite, I wouldn't be without them.

 

[wayward bob]

I like wine glasses that a) aren't so stupidly thin that it's impossible to look at them without breaking them and b) don't cost 60 quid for a pair, because that's a fucking ridiculous amount of money to spend on wine glasses.

if i'm paying hard earned cash to eat out i like a refined glass, but that's what their overheads are for.

at home i like stability/longevity and enjoyment of drinking: my taste test says i get both with my preferred option

 

[miniGMgoit]

last time we did this thread i did a taste test of niiiice wine out of the stupid tippy-breaky-oversized glasses and my standard tumblers (assorted shapes/thicknesses but all having a capacity of one small glass - 5 to the bottle)

don't care which is supposed to be better: *i* prefer it out of *my* glasses

i have two unused sat in a box somewhere that you'd bloody love minimmgmtmti. nip over and you can have em

thanks bob. I'll be back at Christmas so gift wrap em for me