Wine GLASSES - The ULTIMATE TEST
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This topic has been requested by you guys and it is something I wanted to do for a while. I am going to talk about the most important tool when it comes to wine: wine glasses AND I am going to do a blind tasting to find out which glass is the best! First of all HELLO to all of the new faces. The world of wine is filled with glass but this was not always the case. The first evidence of wine production is nine thousand years old but wine glasses only started to become popular a few hundred years ago. Drinking glasses are made from Silica - the main constituent of sand. Remember the fact that wine glasses and wine bottles are made from the main compound of several minerals when someone talks about the minerality of a wine … but that’s a different story. Before the introduction of industrial glass making wine was consumed from a variety of vessels like this Cow Horn for example or silver cups. The English Businessman George Ravenscroft was the first to produce clear crystal glassware on an industrial scale. Those first glasses were produced from lead crystal. Due to health concerns lead crystal is rarely used today and the lead is substituted by barium oxide, zinc oxide, or potassium oxide.
Plastic Cup - 0,01 Euro
WMF Burgundy Glass - 8,00 Euro
Riedel Performance Pinot Noir Glass - 23 Euros
Riedel Wings Pinot Noir/Nebbiolo Glass - 25 Euros
Sophienwald PHOENIX Bourgogne Wine Glass - 35,40 Euro
Zalto Denk Art Burgundy - 40 Euros
Zieher INTENSE - 53 Euros 
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Second view as well! Couldn’t click this fast enough!
I absolutely love the Reidel Pinot Noir glass. I was lucky to participate in a differential tasting with
Maximilian Reidel and was amazed at what an effect the structure of a glass had on the wines we tasted.
Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and making it so much fun to learn about wine and all related topics. Keep it up!
Been watching you for quite a while, you give a tremendous amount of great information. You're massively underrated, I'm sure you'll see big growth in your channel soon. Greetings from Amsterdam!
Thank you Stefan!
I agree with you
I've noticed the big bowl burgundy glasses like the Zalto or Riedel Somm burg glasses do well with more complex and intense wines. When drinking Bourgogne or village level, the wine tends to disappear in the big bowl but it really makes the 1er and GC wines show more distinct separation between the notes.
Love the Riedel performance series too. The tulip top does really make a difference to how you taste the wine. Thanks for the comparison!
I agree - bigger wines need bigger glasses.
Thanks for the great content. I'd love to see you compare some universal glasses in a range of wine styles and see if different glasses shine with different styles.
Thanks! I will do that.
Hi Konstatin,
I love this video. I watch probably all your videos in two day 😁😁Can you recommend me a glass? I usually drink Cabernet and Merlot, you mention the Riedel performance
Great video, for some reason I keep coming back and watching it over and over... question if I may, have you ever tried Riedel Veloce Syrah (old world design)? Any thoughts? I wonder if it could work well also as a sort of unversal glass
Thanks for the video. I would love to see a video about sparkling wine/ champagne glasses for drinking these kind of wines (not as a universal glas). Also regarding younger champagnes (everyday kind of ones) and more special ones (aged and more complex).
Love the zieher line ...I actually use their huge burgundy designed 'Balance' glass for champagne ...I've always been a fan of the Riedel u picked here...nice job, great commentary on the history.💪
I can feel this channel is going to get big soon- great fun information!
Thanks - I hope so!
I have relied on Riedel for years, purchasing hand-blown glasses but after this video I decided to order the 'Performance' 4 stem set / four different bowls so it will be interesting to see how they come in. Thank you as always for your fine work!
Thanks Pete
Really interesting and surprising video! I hope you continue the series with other types of wines and glasses. It would be great to be able to build a set of 4-5 glasses to enjoy the most out of different wines.
Thank you! Will do!
Great video as usual. My favourite glass is the handmade Burgundy glass from Riedel. I love this glass and as a Burgundy and Nebbiolo fan I use these glasses a lot. I also use them for top quality white Burgundies as well.
Thanks for sharing!
I’m really enjoying this channel. Nice bite-sized videos that are fresh and interesting
Glad you like them!
I've always stuck to relatively lower priced glasses, being a bit skeptical that price has that much impact on the actual tasting experience; this seemed to prove it right :)
Love the channel by the way. Once I watch one video, I can't stop myself from watching another 2-5 videos at a time.
Thanks Brandon!
Yeah. I found INAO glasses for about two dollars a piece at a kitchen supply store. It's my go to.
Hi Konstantin, loved this video. Your favorite glass is also my favorite. I got those glasses as a gift many years ago. They are made for Pinot Noir, but I wanted them because they are also fantastic for drinking one of my favorite wines, rosè champagne. Cheers 🥂
I have never tried Rosé Champagne from the Pinot Glass - have to check that out.
Should be very interesting to do the same for Bordeaux/cabernet sauvignon wines. Thanks for your educational yet right to the point videos. Very appreciated.
Fantastic show, again and thank you for making a session on glasses . Like you said, it is not about the price very much but how it brings the best of the taste. Anyway my story is that I have tried many glasses and stay away from the small ones which is just a waste. I got two large glasses (thankfully it looks very similar to your Bordeaux glass) and I have used them for about a year very happily. Thank you again for this video and please do not stop the sessions on good old grape varieties
My pleasure!
Great timing. I just started shopping for some new wine glasses yesterday. I'm using cheap, crappy glasses now. I had two Riedel all around glasses that I broke but I loved them. Looks like I know where I'm headed.
Yes, I hope you enjoy your new glasses!
Great channel/video!
MARKTHOMAS doublebend allround glass is my absolute favorite.
Thanks
Great vid as usual! What's your opinion of the ISO wine glasses?
Thanks - i do not use ISO glasses and I would say that they are used less and less because they are just too small.
What I find quite surprising about wine glasses is how well you get used to drink from a certain glass. My wine glass collection embraces only wine glasses from Zalto which are extremely thin walled and filigree I would say. If I now drink wine from thicker walled glasses I’m usually get quite irritated at first and need some time/sips of wine before I get used to the other glass again. Nice video!
Very interesting video, it's amazing the difference the shape of the glass can make to aromas. I never thought to use a champagne glass for anyday wine drinking, I may buy a couple now. I use the Riedel Extreme Riesling as my anyday wine glass, as recommended by The Wine Society in the UK.
Glad it was helpful!
I LOVE this. What a smart way to compare? I don't have any fine glasses due to budget. I tend to just go with small glasses for white, large glasses for red. And frankly the very thin expensive ones stress me out. I have too much anxiety about inevitably breaking them. Fantastic video.
Thank you!
Love your videos!! Would love to see you talk about rioja or even abruzzo! !!
Great suggestion!
Great channel, greater contents. my favourite wine glass is Sophienwald, gotta love that lightweight and elegant look.
Sophienwalds glasses do look beautiful.
I have two favorites; the Zalto Denkart Bordeaux and the Gabriel Gold! Both perform really well!!
I need to get a Gabriel Glas...
Super video. My favorite glass is the Riedel Superleggero Burgundy Grand Cru.
Very nice! They are beautiful.
Only recently discovered this video. I’ve done a few ‘glass tastings’ myself over the past years and have a few favourites now: The Riedel Performance Syrah is the most universal glass for me, I love the Zalto Bordeaux for my favourite reds like Brunello and Brunello. Although I prefer the Riedel Performance Pinot for more mature Barolo and Brunello, and most classic Pinot.
The best budget wine glass for me is an old series of IKEA that retailed for around €5 about 10 years ago. It is a red wine glass that looks similar in shape to the Zalto Bordeaux but has significantly thicker glass.
I’ve bought a lot of them and we still use them when we have tastings with a larger group.
I enjoyed this video! I think it's interesting how different wine glasses can affect the flavor. I have cheap wine glasses but have been thinking about making the jump to Riedel.
Thanks & jump!
Try kitchen supply stores. They have surprisingly well made glasses for a good price. Libby and Stoelzle are underrated.
I haven’t tried a lot of Pino glass, but the one I always go back to is the regular Riedel Sommelier. To me a good Pino can really shine in it. For my general fav would be Zalto Universal, and the much cheaper Lucaris Desire Universal.
The Riedel Somm is great for intense Pinots.
could I maybe ask you what are the sources you use regarding history of wine glasses? Thank you very much in advance for your suggestions!
Love the concept of blind tasting glasses. If you do more testing, please include Grassl Glass Cru. It is my #1 compared to Riedel Somm, Zalto, and Gabriel Gold. Still want to try the Conterno Sensory.
Interesting - I have never tried the Grassl glass.
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine I second the Grassl! I don't care what they cost, they are the win 😝
If you do another tasting could you also test the grassl cru glass? I like it the most and I use it for everything. It would be interesting what you think about it.
Cool channel btw und Gruss aus der Schweiz 😊.
This video is worth gold
Great rating Thank You Konstantin! I've used older Riedel Vinum Burg, older Riedel Sommelier Burg & Zalto Burg, none of which are very satisfying for Nebbiolo/Barolo, but ok. Gabriel gold is a great overall performer, never ceases to amaze, also Riedel Extreme Burg, but totally blown away by Riedel Performance Pinot, excellent for nose, mouthfeel & elegant, well priced... my favourite by far! Thanks again for a great test & thanks to your wife!
Thank you. I just bought my new collection of Perfomance glasses.
Actually got the riedel pinot glass, happy to se your result!!!
We cannot get wmf in the USA unfortunately. Any recommendations for similar for the burgundy utility glass?
I bought the Riedel Veritas New World Wine Glass and I also saw the Performance version which was about $15 per glass less expensive. I noticed that the base of the bowl on the New World version was flatter. I don't know if it made a difference since I only bought two glasses. I tried to find the WMF Burgundy Glass but looks like in the U.S. it's only available through a restaurant supply and only sold to restaurants.
I have Riedel Veritas - all varietals actually. The champagne / sweet wine glass was the most surprising to me during a tasting & the Pinot Noir / Nebbiolo offered the best aromas & overall experience.
I also use Riedel Veritas
My favourite is the "Gabriel Glas" which I like most and I think I will replace all the other normal red and white wine glasses I have with it because you do not need so much space in your closet. Apart from that I also sometimes use some very old glasses which are for sure not the best ones for tasting wines but they look great and that is why I like them.
I need to give the Gabriel Glas another go. Vintage glasses sometimes look nice but the are often not very functional.
Hi! I like your videos very much! You are doing a great job! This was a very interesting video. I also like to taste one wine from 3 different glasses at home. A have ca.50 glasses in my collection. I’d like to ask you to make the same experiment with champagne glasses! Especially I’m interested in a Lehmann Synergies glass and an Arché glass.
Thank you! I will do more glass tastings - for sure!
You are very good with this (explaining wine without condescending.) Please do a video explaining structure in white wine and red. Maybe after that latitude versus elevation?
Thank you!
Please do another episode on the bordeaux, white wine and champagne glasses! This wine glass blind tasting is great!
Thank you!
Interesting I haven't tried a lot of burgundy glasses, but i like big bowl glass like Zalto or Spiegelau not only for Pinot noir but also Nebiolo and BDM. I should taste with Riedel
This was fascinating,I would really like to see this kind of tasting in Bordeaux glass and white wine glass.
It was super surprising to see the best quality glass at your bottom of the tasting
Thanks! I was also surprised.
Thank you so much!
Forgive my ignorance about wine glasses-I'm still learning. I purchased a set of Riedel Pinot Noir Performance glasses today and I am so pleased to hear your review. I bought them because I personally prefer Pinot Noir and light red wines, but a lot of my friends prefer shiraz. Is it acceptable to serve Shiraz in a Pinot Noir glass or should I also invest in a set of Riedel Shiraz glasses to make the most of the wine when entertaining?
You should try Shiraz from a Pinot Glass. It should work but it might be worth comparing it to the same wine from a Shiraz glass.
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine thank you! After a bit of investigation I found a dealer that sells the Riedel Performance Shiraz glasses at a great price. So I will buy a set. It’s an investment in my friendships after all! And perhaps I’ll be able to convince my friends of the beauty of Pinot Noir through these glasses? At least it will make for some good conversation and wine tasting.
You have a fantastic channel by the way! Very informative and I appreciate your relaxed style. Thanks!
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine I tried a Shiraz in a Pinot glass and a Shiraz glass. The difference was subtle-barely noticeable to be honest.
My favourite wine glass is a Bordeaux-style glass of unknown producer 550 ml volume.
For me it is an universal glass for red/white wines, not sparkling.
Early, I had a some Riedel glass, but one day my wife occasionally pushed it, and it have fallen and broken.😉
I hoped the Eisch would be tested as well. Especially the sensi plus series. Did you try those? If so, can you recommend them?
Thinking about getting some of those. So would be happy to get a opinion of others.
I have never tried them - there are so many glasses available today!
Can you do a Bordeaux glass test? Thx I love the zalto but want to be sure
i like the ones u used in all the other videos the most i gues .
pure based on looks ofcourse ... may i ask what make they are ?
These are mainly the Riedel Champagne Glasses
Very interesting how the glass impact the not only the experience but also the smell and taste of the wine. I discover that once on home brew party. After the beer I tasted wine in one 450ml. tulip glass and it was very intense. The wine was merlot/mavrud blend. My favourite everyday glas is an old crystal glass pretty much universal with sharp edge very pleasant for the lips. One disadvantage is that it can be cleand by hand otherwise there are scratches when clean automatically.
Yes, the impact also surprised me ... even though I have done those tastings on a number of occaisons.
What glass are you holding at 03:07? The one you use for sparkling wines.
Have been using Riedels for 25 years now and they are fantastic. Have tried others but always come back to them. Cheers 🥂
Glad you like them!
Your comment helped me to save almost 200 dollars. I would say that this video is truly a consulting bomb! I bought riedel performance pinot noir rather than Zalto burgundy.
I have been drinking wine for a long time, but I have never paid much attention to the glass. This video has inspired me to get some new ones, based on your test. I hope the WMF glasses are available here in Canada!
That is great to hear!
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Alas, they are not available, but I have bought some Riedels instead!
I'm pretty fond of the stölzle lausitz experience series. Fairly cheap everything considered, but really well made and pretty, their performance seems good, but me experience is honestly too limited to tell.
Hi Konstantin, ich hatte die Tage die beiden Videos mit Maximilian Riedel und den Vier Flaschen über den Einfluss des Glases auf den Geruch und den Geschmack beim Wein verkosten gesehen. Mich würde wirklich sehr deine Meinung darüber interessieren, ob es für jeden Wein das perfekte Glas gibt und der Einfluss so riesig ist, wie von Maximilian Riedel beschrieben. Hatte gesehen, dass du sehr oft das selbe Glas für verschiedene Weine benutzt. Ein weiteres Video dazu wäre wirklich super spannend, vielleicht ja sogar zusammen mit ihm. LG und dir ein schönes Wochenende!
My favourite glass is riedel veritas new world pinot noir which I use for virtually everything except for sweet wines. Im still looking for a good match for elegant whites such as riesling though.
Try the veritas Riesling glass.
I just bought eight new Riedel Performance glasses last week because all glass pricing is going up. Still not sure I love the look of them but they are quite lovely to drink from!
Good timing!
Is the performance Pinot noir a good all around glass and good with Cabernets? We drink mostly Cabernet so wanted to see about this. I like the uniqueness of this glass but not sure if I should get the performance Cabernet glass. Thanks
I would use the Performance Cabernet Glass for Cabernets.
What was the tall wide tulip champagne glass in the beginning of the video?
What kind of glass is the Bordeaux, is it a Reidel performance?
Very niiiccee concept!!! Good soundtrack too
Thanks
Why do you use the Riedel Champagne in mostly all of the videos, including for red wine? I actually use this same glass for everything, but I'd like to get a bigger one for red wine.
Haha great timing! Need to grab that Riedel performance glass!
Yes, let me know whether you liked it.
can you do a video on the wine exam? I never heard of it!
Sehr interessantes Video. Vielen Dank und Gruß aus Rastatt
Good one!
Can you recommend a glass for general use that means that it performs well for White, red and sometimes also sparkling wines? ;)
Yes, I should do one on universal glasses.
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Cool, that would be awesome ;)
Riedel Performance is the first expensive glass that I brought because of the design and I never look back ever since!
They are great glasses
Good to know!
I like the style of "riedel sommeliers grand cru" with wide-open bowl, it makes the fruit taste more delicate, but not too concentrated
They are nice for very intense wines.
Minerality! I couldn't stop laughing. I love your candor. One of the 1855 descendants, I can't remember whom, prefers a small glass.
Spiegelau Universal is my go-to
Been using the Reidel performance for quite a while
I love my Eisch wine glasses! They are beautiful hand made German glasses! I have red, white, champagne and port. It’s a joy to drink wine from a nice glass!
Klaus
I have never tried them but they look nice.
What do you think of the Riedel vinum, veritas or extreme Cabernet/burgundy glasses? Have you used any of them and what do you think of them?
I used the vinum and veritas CS and Burg Glasses.
I love the Performance glasses. Best value for money imo.
I agree!
Interesting, 2nd view btw. I have the Riedel Pinot Noir Vinum glass as well as the Zalto. Because the best grape variety in the world is of course Riesling, no discussion there. 2nd best grape is highly debated, mine is pinot noir. And for every pinot noir (although the best ones at the moment that doesn't cost you an arm and a leg are the German ones Spätburgunder) bottle that I drink in most (70%) cases Zalto wins for me and the rest the Riedel wins. But you have convinced me that now I should also buy the Riedel Performance pinot noir one. Danke!
Thanks for sharing!
Heute kommen meine Riedel Champagner Gläser an🎉. Sag mal in welchem Keller drehst du die Videos und ist das in Deutschland ?
Würde gern mehr vom Keller sehen.
I use winewings champagne for everything! The best glass out there
I’ve replaced all of my wine glasses with Gabriel Glas Gold glasses. They are light weight and all of my wines taste really good in them.
My wine glass collection used to consist of Riedel Sommeliers (too big & heavy), Riedel Vinum, Riedel Veritas, Zalto (bowl is too tall & ackward for me). Gave glasses away to friends & family, but destroyed the lead crystal ones.
I need to play around with the Gabriel glass!
Riedel glasses are awesome, but they are soooo expensive here in Brazil that I only use them when I'm going to drink really good wine (I am so clumsy and I break a lot of glasses lol). For daily use I have a simple Bordeaux glass and smaller white wine glass.
Same here in Australia haha. Reidel sounds like entry level to this guy
Yes, the tasting showed that you do not have to you the very fancy glasses.
Well, it is all a question of perspective but I started with IKEA Glasses as well and they were not bad at all.
@@mateuscabrera opa, valeu pela dica Mateus
It still contains some lead , correct? Or are they lead free?
Riedel Winewings is my favourite one for most red wines, even Bordeaux)
Please tell me the volume for each one of those for the reference? Now, since unvaxed people are discriminated against and entering a store where wine glasses are sold is not an option, buying one online is rather difficult as the volumes like 54cl or 72cl don't explain much, when they are all photographed on a white background with no option to evaluate relative size...
I use Gabriel StandArt for most of wines,except cava and other sparklings.
Many people like that glass.
I use the Gabriel Glas gold. Very happy.
Next time I will try to include them too.
It is good for me to include Riedel Sommeliers glass in PN blind tasting. Thanks!
Yes, I could not include all glasses and I already had 2 Riedel glasses in the tasting.
I love my Gabriel Glas Gold Edition, have outperformed many other more popular brands or dedicated Bordeaux/Burgundy glass
The Gabriel Glas will be tested in my next test.
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine Looking forward to what you think. In my experience, blows Zalto by a distant mile. It's light and thin but it doesn't break as easy as others. Bordeaux, Pinots, Whites, Rose, it highly versatile.
What was the tall wide tulip champagne glass in the beginning of the video? I need that!!!
I had many glasses in the past, but Riedel Superleggero is by far the best. Especially the burgundy glass. Try it, you see the difference
It is a matter of personal taste which glass you use for which category (sparkling wine, white wine, red wine). In my opinion, you should always use the same glass for each category to make the tastings comparable.
Konstantin, I discovered your channel a few days ago and am enjoying your videos immensely. One reason among many is to get a direct impression about the wonderfully diverse wine culture in Germany. I live near Oregon and Washington wine country now and spent a year in Argentina's wine country (Cuyo Region).
Thanks! I travelled all three areas for wine. Which one do you like best?
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine I hate having to pick favorites. I'm a "variety is the spice of life" kind of guy. If we're talking about where I like to live, I had a wonderful time in Cuyo, but I love the lush green of the Pacific Northwest, and if the mountains aren't as big, the volcanic landscape is more explorable.
What glass brand/ type would you recomment for riesling. Whichs do you use in the video?
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I have been enjoying the Gabriel Glas Austrian Crystal Wine "StandArt" Edition. At less than half the price as their Gold Edition, I find them affordable and suitable for most wine styles and varietals.
I used to use them - maybe I should give them another go!
For years Riedel Chianti were my preferred option but now I buy supermarket similars as they are infinitely better than anything last century, nice thin glass lips and you don’t need to hold a funeral at the bank when you break one.
Have you used Lehmann?
Considering skipping WSET 2 and just studying for WSET 3. Do you know if this is a bad idea? What route did you take to becoming a master of wine?
I’m not a Master of Wine or anything, but I’m doing the WSET level 2 course right now, and can definitely recommend it. Unless you’re deep in the industry and have truly above-average knowledge, you're pretty much certain to learn a lot of useful things in it.
And then, it’s a prerequisite for level 3, so there’s that too 🤷♂️
I have done WSET 2 and 3 and even though 2 was not very challenging for me I still thought that I learned something on the course. If you can skip and feel like you know most of the material then go ahead and start with 3.
Could you test the Nude - temp zero glasses?
I am using them pretty frequently now. They are very good
Thanks for the quick reply! Do you hand wash them or dishwasher? The salesman told me to specifically not hand wash them. But on Google everywhere is advertised to hand wash preferably.😅