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In recent years, stemless wine glasses have really seemed to gain traction in the marketplace, and the leading stemless wine glass maker, Riedel, even releases limited-edition versions of its wildly popular stemless styles.
But yesterday, San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Michael Bauer questioned the functionality of stemless wine glasses, pointing out that wine poured in stemless wine glasses measured three degrees warmer than the same wine poured in a stemmed glass — a significant difference in temperature when it comes to the enjoyment of wine.
Hugo Boss
I just like the simple elegance of a stemmed wine glass. I also find these easier to tip and harder to swirl.
1These glasses are pretty, but half the fun of drinking wine is the stemmed glass.
2I think this concept is missing the point. the stem on wine and champagne glasses isn't there for fun or aesthetics, but for holding the glass so that you don't transfer heat from your palms to the wine and warm the liquid up unnecessarily. they're nice but for lemonade maybe
3Yeah, what Machula said. Also, I hate when my fingerprints get all over my wine glass.
4call me uncouth, but whether I'm drinking red or white wine, I enjoy it at whatever temperature if it's good. I don't prefer these glasses but they're pretty and a novelty and why not use them? Do they deliver wine to my mouth?
5I like them for red wine, but would never drink white out of them.
6I love these glasses, but I don't drink wine, so I'd just use them for anything else. I have always wondered though about how it affects the temperature of the wine.
7I love them, and actually have 2 different sets. However like Kim I do not drink wine, so I use them as everyday glasses.
8i like them, its kind of like an update to a classic almost!
9hate them, but not as much as stemless champagne flutes. Those are the worst!
10Well I'm not super serious about wine and drinking it at the proper temperature (I've even been known to throw an ice cube or two into my blush wine/white wine if I haven't had it in the fridge/freeze long enough, but am getting impatient for a glass of wine RIGHT.THIS.SECOND.! Egads, the horror!) ... but since I am a silly girl part of the fun of drinking wine is the fancy wine glass, so these are just not nearly as fun without the stem.
They are pretty for juice glasses, though - I'd use them for that.
11These would be cute for lemonade, but I like holding the stem so I don't warm up my wine.
12We got a set as a gift and we'll use them on the nights where we're just having a glass of wine with a weekday meal or something. But really we normally just use the glasses with stems.
13I'm not too serious about wine temperature and all that so, I'd definitely use this. Although I prefer the look one a stemmed glass.
14I love stemless wine glasses, but I like to use them for tinto de verano, sangria, and other cocktails that need ice.
15I like these. I use my stemless wine glass when it's just me and I'm having a glass of wine to kick back. But for a dinner or when guests are over I always use the traditional wine glasses.
16I like the look of them but would probably use them for lemonade or cocktails that need ice. I prefer stemmed glasses for wine.
17I love them for red wine, which I don't want to be cold anyways!
18i have some stemless glasses and sometimes enjoy drinking red out of them, but at the end of the day, i prefer a good old-fashioned wine glass with a stem.
19I prefer my wine glasses with the stem.
20We have a set of these for different types of wine, but we rarely drink wine from them. I use the ones for port, and my husband uses the ones for whiskey.
21I really like the simplicity of these glasses and would certainly use them for wine and other beverages. Even when I do have a glass of wine, I always find myself holding the "cup" of the glass as opposed to the stem. It just feels much more comfortable in my hand that way.
22The french I believe came up with the use of stems for wine glasses. These are actually traditional wine glasses. The French made the wine glasses we used today when they realized that the temp. of the wine would increase if stems were attached.
The more you know!
23would not increase *
Pesky fingers are not as fast as the brain...
24The beauty of a wine glass adds to the desirability of the wine. Long stemmed glasses, short stemmed glasses, narrow glasses, goblets and colored glasses have their own roles to play in complimenting different wines. At glasswaredirect.com
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