Zwiesel Glas Kolibri

Start with the type of drink and only then with the colour. For red wine you choose between a 55.9 cl bowl for everyday bottles and a 78.8 cl burgundy glass for wines that need air. White wine belongs in the 38.5 cl bowl, which keeps the wine cold for longer because there is less surface area. The 48.3 cl champagne glass is strikingly roomy and therefore works for a spritz as well. The 49.8 cl tumblers come in three colours: pink and lemon stand out above all on a summer table, while clear blends more easily with the glassware you already have.

Fill a wine bowl to a little below the widest point, because the empty space above it holds on to the aroma. The 48.3 cl champagne glass has an effervescence point in the base that the carbon dioxide attaches itself to, so the bubbles rise in a neat thread. That glass is roomy enough for an aperol spritz with ice, and also for a sgroppino where you mix sorbet and prosecco in the glass itself. Use the tumblers with a fill line for water on the table.

Kolibri is made of Tritan crystal glass, the lead-free material from Zwiesel Glas with titanium and zirconium in it. The colour of the pink and lemon tumblers is in the glass itself rather than in a coating, so it will not wash off. All models may go in the dishwasher. Place the stemmed glasses apart in the rack, because stems break under sideways pressure.

If you like the idea of colour on the table, have a look at the wider category of coloured glasses, which holds carafes and bowls as well as tumblers. Anyone who wants to see this brand's entire range will find the bar and water series at Zwiesel Glas. If you are after a tumbler without colour but with the same capacity, the tumblers category is a more logical starting point than this series.