Comments on: Putting stemware to the test

By: Nigel Havens

Nigel Havens — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:37:30 +0000

Interesting article on Crystal Wine Glasses. Riedel are designed to enhance the taste of wine not the durability.

By: neil

neil — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:04:14 +0000

Gee I think you just didn’t get the Bottega del vino glasses. They are the most sturdy of all that you tested. Restaurants using Tritons have just as much breakage as those using Riedels. BUT BDV glassware has no lead, are 1 piece and are dishwasher safe. So please research before typing. Plus I have all of the mentioned glassware and none of them compare to BDV!

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:08:50 +0000

Not much of a review, I ha d to read twice, looking for a comparison. Only the last 2 sentences give even a slight comparison.

By: Marie H

Marie H — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:56:46 +0000

This is great stuff, thanks for having the blog and putting details like this on it. Those of us with no writing skills really appreciate it. Believe me. we need more Info on proper stemware and the best ways to use it.

By: Roger Doull

Roger Doull — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:14 +0000

Has anyone tried the Eisch Glaskulter wine glass, that they are calling their Breathable Glass. We had three customers independently respond very positively after a blind taste test.

Roger

By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Rent or buy: wine glasses for parties

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:18:43 +0000

[...] Whoa! Talk about a buzzkill cleaning several dozen glasses! I’ve had good luck with the Tritan Forte, which can be found for under $10 a stem, goes in the dishwasher, and is impact resistant (note: [...]

By: Erika Strum

Erika Strum — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:56:14 +0000

Thanks for the link love. The Tritan stemware really is wonderful.

By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » What do wine geeks want for Father’s Day?

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:38:32 +0000

[...] Riedel wine glasses. I break far more than my fair share. ” [Hmm, maybe Josh should try the impact resistant glasses? -Dr. [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:42:00 +0000

I first saw the Tritan titanium glasses this spring – someone brought a few to a wine tasting and shocked everyone by bashing the glass against the bottle. No breakage.

For your testing, which model of Forte glasses did you try? It seems like different stores have them labled differently. I would love to find a glass in the Forte lineup that compares to the Riedel Vinum Extreme Bordeaux but so far haven’t found one – I think the “Claret” glass at Brentwood looks the closest but any local stores only have the “Hearty Red” it seems.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:33:00 +0000

You can get some very durable glass barware at Pier 1 for $2 per glass (on sale for $1.60, when I bought mine the other day) in a pretty wide variety of shapes and heights. That’s for the value crowd whose friends are awed by the mere presence of wine and don’t need to be bludgeoned with a crystal chalice, to boot.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:21:00 +0000

The Tritan stemware – I have bought the Top 10 series, available from Brentwood Wine, has passed my tests. Two drops; once to the wood floor, once into the stainless sink (that has NEVER failed to break a Riedel). No damage.