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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Best wine glasses? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:27:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php cheryle (Dianthus) on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1364131 Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:21:53 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1364131@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Divorce sucks!   I think you made a great choice.  I usually  have very simple and plain wine glasses but a few years ago I saw these hand blown wine glasses with iridized streaks while in Mexico.  Over the last few years I have brought home a set of wine glasses, martini (could be dessert) glasses, and two sizes of water/beer glasses.  Next year, I may get shot glasses to match. Some of them have flaws and they are not all the exact same size, but they are extremely heavy glass and not one of them has broken and I have banged them on the stone counters quite a few times.  You can see one of the wter glasses on the table in the background of the pic. minimalist on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1363622 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:04:40 +0000 minimalist 1363622@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Is he open to dating, and is there a YLFer of his type who'd take one for the team by going out with him a few times, until she could retrieve your Waterford? Well I did have to ask! Or what about those posh rehab centers around L.A.? Do celebrities get rid of their stemware when they go on the wagon? Seriously though. If you're going to Europe any time soon it would be worth checking small glass makers. (No idea what they're called in English!) Many of them have shops where "seconds" are around 10-12 euros, indistinguishable from pieces that sell in boutiques for 80-100. Typically these factories are a few hours out of town, though. Laurinda on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1363464 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:20:52 +0000 Laurinda 1363464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The best wine glass is a full wine glass. Sorry you lost your favorite glasses, hope you make many pleasant memories with your new ones. I'm no help, I just get cheap ones from the thrift store or sets from Ikea since I end up breaking them anyways :-/  Rambling Ann on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1363122 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:40:19 +0000 Rambling Ann 1363122@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great choice and great style about the lost Waterford.  If I had the chutzpah, I'd send him a bottle of wine to enjoy in his stemware, maybe with a sweet note about how to wash them. Thank him for caring for these heirlooms for future grandchildren. Then pour a glass of something really great in my new glasses and thank my lucky stars. ATLynn on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1363097 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 02:58:27 +0000 ATLynn 1363097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a shame about your Waterford, especially knowing it will go unused when it could have been loved.  But, excellent choice with the Reidels. You're going to love drinking your wine out of super thin crystal.  I'd start with some celebratory bubbles :) I know MsMary is already sorted but for anyone who is as, erm, clumsy with your nice things as I am, I highly recommend these titanium crystal ones.   The quality is amazing, they have the lovely crystal ringing sound (vs. a glass plink) and I CANNOT break them despite my best efforts.  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Schott-Zwiesel-Stemware-Collection-13-6-Ounce/dp/B00284AIQ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411698959&sr=8-1&keywords=tritan+crystal">http://www.amazon.com/Schott-Z....._1?ie=UTF8</a> And for those on a budget, there's a long running rumor that these glasses from World Market are actually made by Spiegelau. With sales and 20% off coupons, you can often get them for $3-$4 a stem.  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/connoisseur-bordeaux-glass-set-of-6.do?&refType=&from=fn">http://www.worldmarket.com/pro.....38;from=fn</a> MsMary on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362854 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:19:22 +0000 MsMary 1362854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you so much for all the great suggestions, everyone!  I knew I could count on the Fabbers to hook me up! I decided on the entry-level Reidels.  Ordered this set: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004RQRFRO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/produ.....#038;psc=1</a> plus the matching beer/water glasses.  They should be waiting for me when I get home from Seattle Shoptember Inge-Fest! Debbie on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362791 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:35:24 +0000 Debbie 1362791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I just bought some Kate Spade as a wedding gift. Pricey but Macy's had a great deal. I think I want some for myself. abc on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362763 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:03:41 +0000 abc 1362763@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I was just looking at our open shelves that display stemware and decide I'm going to cull nearly all of it, so this is a timely post.  Sorry for the circumstances of your need to buy new, but hey, at least you get to buy exactly what you want! Janet on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362552 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:46:13 +0000 Janet 1362552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I confess, after breaking the last of the "good" wine glasses we owned, I just got the Reidels that Target carries. The C&B ones are not bad either. As hard as we are on this stuff, I just can't see paying a lot for them when we seem to break them within a year or two. Jenava on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362344 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 23:54:08 +0000 Jenava 1362344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love these Reidel's <a href="http://www.riedelusa.net/riedel/vitis/" rel="nofollow">http://www.riedelusa.net/riedel/vitis/</a> They are a little fancy, but the martini glasses are TDF, so I went ahead and got wine glasses to match.  (-;  They are pricey, but I do love nice wine glasses.  We only own two of the cabernet glasses and two martini glasses (which may be discontinued) so far, hoping to add two at a time as we can afford them.  For whites, cheaper wines, and parties, we have a set of 12 from C&B that is very plain and cheap (and easy to replace, so we also use them for larger parties).  I think the C&B ones might be these? <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/silhouette-wine-glasses/f58606" rel="nofollow">http://www.crateandbarrel.com/.....ses/f58606</a> The size of the cheaper ones is quite small compared with the Reidels, so if you have a really nice bottle of red it's much, much better to buy at least two good glasses so you and a friend can enjoy it! I guess it depends on how fancy you want them to be, and how much you care about wines.  Our neighbor is an afficianado and collector (e.g. he rents a 500 bottle cellar for his collection) and he owns 4 sets 6 different Reidel glasses!  Whenever he comes over we feel bad that we don't have the proper glass.  LOL.  I think he has the Sommeliers line. ETA, for champagne, TBH, I would go with IKEA glasses...but that's just me.  I only ever need a cache of champagne flutes once a year at most, so would buy the cheapest (also, likeliest to get broken!).  Maybe I'd spring for nice champagne glasses if we were more into champagne, but hubby doesn't care for it. Diana on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362286 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:48:36 +0000 Diana 1362286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have these crate and barrel ones : <a href="http://m.crateandbarrel.com/viv-13-oz.-white-wine-glass/s240729" rel="nofollow">http://m.crateandbarrel.com/vi.....ss/s240729</a> (We actually liked these cheap ones more than the much pricier ones they also sell.). My "red wine" glasses are I think the same family but smaller than the big ones on the site right now. (They may have been sold as water goblets, I'm not sure.) I actually dislike the really gigantic restaurant glasses and prefer smaller ones anyway. I do not like stemless glasses at all - your wine gets warm and your hand gets cold! Makrame on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362245 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:54:26 +0000 Makrame 1362245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am with JAileen - we have Crate and Barrel wine glasses for reds and for whites, and I really like them.  These are not super-nice and also not as big as some of the glasses in nice restaurants/Riedel wineglasses but they are nice enough for us and our guests (DH is a member of wine club, many of our friends are very much into wine, we usually visit wineries a few times a year etc. so we do drink a decent amount of good wines).  These are the glasses we used to buy <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.polyvore.com/gala_16_oz_wine_glass/thing?id=25377807">http://www.polyvore.com/gala_1.....d=25377807</a> and I still have some stored in the basement in case of breakage.  I don't think this collection is still on the market but they might have something similar. I like that I can put these into a dishwasher and fit them easily into a cupboard since they are not too big.  When we have a lot of people over on holiday occassions, I appreciate the fact that I have lots of matching glasses, and do not need to worry too much about doing the dishes afterwards. We also have stemless glasses from Pier 1 - I like them for juices and simple wines in a casual setting. Caro in Oz on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362241 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:52:24 +0000 Caro in Oz 1362241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Agreeing with Anna & all Reidel are great imo. We have done blind tastings from different glasses (same wine but no one knew) all the "experts" & the rest of us thought the wine in the Reidel glass was a much better wine. ETA just found this. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/apr/25/shape-of-glass-enhance-wine">http://www.theguardian.com/lif.....hance-wine</a> annagybe on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362198 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:59:21 +0000 annagybe 1362198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Also I've bought Reidel at Bed, Bath & Beyond using one of their 20% coupons they always send out. MsMary on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362196 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:54:00 +0000 MsMary 1362196@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sadie, I would pay $10 per glass.  What is the name of the glasses you have? Sadie on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362191 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:48:29 +0000 Sadie 1362191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Another vote for Reidel. (we have the expensive one, about $60-80 for 6-8 depending upon sales) The design lets you really appreciate the wine. We use ours daily and they wash well and have proven quite durable. (I hand wash mine).  JamC on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362168 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:03:08 +0000 JamC 1362168@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ We enjoy wine like Anna would recommend Riedel glasses.  Target carries their cheaper glasses so you could check them out.  The more expensive glasses have a thinner stem and thinner edge which I like.  I like their simple lines too!  I like your idea of some for red, white, and champagne. texstyle on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362147 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:09:27 +0000 texstyle 1362147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ We just bought some Reidel's and I like them. But "nicer" stemware is also more fragile of course. Our workhorse wineglasses (for larger parties and casual use) come from a restaurant supply store where I buy them by the case of 24 for about $1.50 each. Echo on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362144 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 19:05:37 +0000 Echo 1362144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Mikasa (regardless of the collection or pattern) would have been my suggestion, too. They have beautiful stemware, and they also sometimes have stores in outlet malls where one can get better prices than in department stores. JAileen on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362136 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:45:56 +0000 JAileen 1362136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I don't know about the best. But I like simple clean lines. If I were buying new wineglasses I would probably go to Crate and Barrel and see what they had. They have families of glasses for different types of wine. I would also be mindful of what fit in my dishwasher because I hate handwashing. Also I would look for glasses that I could buy just one if I needed to replace a broken one. Nothing like breaking an irreplaceable glass. BTW, we were given some of the stemless glasses and turned out we didn't like them. Emily on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362134 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:42:20 +0000 Emily 1362134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Perhaps not quite as plain as you're looking for, but I have and love stemware from this collection: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mikasa.com/patterns-and-collections/stephanie/">http://www.mikasa.com/patterns.....stephanie/</a> annagybe on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362119 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:53:11 +0000 annagybe 1362119@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Reidel makes a cheaper line that I find pretty good. The regular Reidels are very expensive.  Zweisel is also good <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.surlatable.com/category/TCA-258093/Wine+Glasses?cleanSession=true&pCat=CAT-258065">http://www.surlatable.com/cate.....CAT-258065</a> ETA Reidel's cheaper line <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.riedelusa.net/riedel/ouverture/">http://www.riedelusa.net/riedel/ouverture/</a> MsMary on "Best wine glasses?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/best-wine-glasses#post-1362110 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:38:45 +0000 MsMary 1362110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I realized last night, to my horror, that when I went to The Former Marital Residence to retrieve my belongings, Mr. K had hidden my Waterford crystal service for 12 and therefore I didn't get it.  And it is now gone forever because I'm certainly not going to fight over it.  Gah.  Like he's going to ever use it... So.  I am in the market for replacement "nice" stemware.  I have been doing a little internet research and replacing my Waterford is obviously going to be cost-prohibitive.  And I am intrigued by the idea of buying wine glasses for function, rather than looks.  It seems that the cut crystal look of my youth is "out," and expensive-but-plain, shaped-to-fit-particular-wines glasses are "in." I don't want to spend a fortune but I'd spend a decentish sum for some nice red wine, white wine, water, and champagne glasses for my holiday table.  Anybody have anything they swear by?  Any helpful hints?