Mark is quite correct in my opinion when it comes to glasses.

I will not go back to a place that does not have decent wine glasses. And
I am only part wine geek.

Good luck.


"Mark Lipton" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>> I'm specifically looking for a source for glassware, but all my
>> commercial supplies are coming out with prices from $2-6 per glass,
>> which seems expensive to me.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a good source of quality wine glasses that would
>> come in under $2? I'm in San Antonio, Texas, by the way.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> James
>>
>
> $2 per stem sounds pretty reasonable to me as a consumer. My INAO
> glasses from St. George (now defunct, I'm told) came in for just about
> that retail. If you're starting a wine bar, don't skimp on the glasses.
> To do so would turn away the wine geek crowd, who will otherwise be
> your best client base. Make sure that your glasses are good *enough* to
> attract repeat business. Keep in mind that unless your wine bar
> dispenses 2 Buck Chuck by the gallon, you're not going to see a lot of
> broken glasses on a per night basis, so you can afford a slightly pricey
> glass -- it'll pay dividends.
>
> My $0.02,
> Mark Lipton