Schott Zwiesel Taste

Start with the wine you serve most often. For full-bodied, aromatic red wine, the 78 cl Burgundy goblet is the logical choice: its wide bowl gives the wine room, while the tapered rim keeps the aroma inside. If you mainly drink Bordeaux or another wine with firm tannins, the 66 cl goblet is a better fit, as it is taller and slimmer. For white wine and rosé, 36 cl is sufficient. The 50 cl red wine glass is the all-rounder if you want just one size in your cupboard, while the nine-piece After Work Drinks Set covers the usual shapes all at once. Feel free to compare it with the broader range of red wine glasses and white wine glasses.

Never pour a bowl beyond the widest point of the belly. With the 78 cl burgundy that comes to about a third of the glass; the rest is there to catch the aroma when you swirl. The 28 cl champagne flute has an effervescence point in the base, a small worked spot that carbon dioxide bubbles cling to. That keeps the string of pearls running until the glass is empty. Fill a flute to about two thirds and hold it by the stem, so the warmth of your hand does not heat the wine.

Taste is made from Tritan crystal glass, the tempered crystal from Schott Zwiesel with titanium and zirconium worked into it. That makes the rim and the stem better able to withstand the knocks and temperature swings of the dishwasher, and the glass stays clear after hundreds of wash cycles. Place the bowls separately in the rack so they do not touch each other, and go over them with a linen cloth if you want to avoid limescale streaks. The stem is the most vulnerable part: hold the glass by the bowl while you dry it.

If you're looking for the same Tritan quality in a different shape, take a look at the complete Schott Zwiesel glasses or at the sister brand Zwiesel Glas. If you want to let a young red wine breathe first, you'll find a suitable decanter among the decanters . If it doesn't end up being wine after all, the recipes for a French 75 and a Kir Royal are ready alongside the other cocktails.