“If you're just starting out, you want to make sure you have a glass that lets you appreciate the nuances of a great pour, but don't break the bank on separate $60 crystal glasses for each style of wine." One way to go about this, according to Febles, is to opt for a durable, all-purpose glass that works with a wide variety of wines. Rafa García Febles, beverage manager, and sommelier at Le Crocodile in New York has a tried-and-true mantra for beginners when glassware shopping. For an in-depth look at all of our favorite red wine glasses, read on. We also looked at how these glasses felt in the hand, the thickness of the rim, the stem length, and how the shape affected the aromas and taste, and whether or not it was easily cleaned.Īfter extensive testing, our pick for the best option overall is the Gabriel-Glas "One for All" StandArt Edition. Some of the attributes in which we rated each item include design, quality, size, and durability. To help weed through the many glasses for red wine available, we've carefully home-tested our favorites.
The broad category of reds is no exception, so we put our top red wine glasses to the test. This isn’t always so easy, especially given the countless options available on the market, from varietal-specific glasses to all-purpose styles, not to mention specialty designs for sparkling wines and the like. Shopping for wine glasses is both an art and a science-whether you're just starting out or adding to an existing collection, you’ll want to find that sweet spot between aesthetics and utility. “The stem is thought to be an invention of the church to allow for easier viewing by the clergy during ceremonies, with most glasses predating that being small and stemless.” “Wine glasses as we know it came into fashion during the medieval ages,” says Alex Augustine, a sommelier at Chicago's Aba.
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