Anyone here know where to get those large round tulip wine glasses
that I see professional wine tasters use at wine tasting meets? (Me
being somewhat of a newbie) The ones I use are little dinky tulips
which totally suck. I cant seem to find them anywhere. Can some one
kindly direct me to a site with large nice wine glasses. Hopefully not
tooooo expensive. Apreciate any advice.

E.T.

On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:09:07 -0800 (PST), "E.T." >
wrote:

> Anyone here know where to get those large round tulip wine glasses
>that I see professional wine tasters use at wine tasting meets? (Me
>being somewhat of a newbie) The ones I use are little dinky tulips
>which totally suck. I cant seem to find them anywhere. Can some one
>kindly direct me to a site with large nice wine glasses. Hopefully not
>tooooo expensive. Apreciate any advice.
>
>E.T.

I've had good look with IWA (International Wine Accessories). Here's a
link to their catalog--search stemware for what you'd like and can
afford.

http://www.iwawine.com/ORStore/ecatalog.aspx

I've found the Riedel Vinum series to be durable and affordable. The
Sommelier are really too big for common use and to my taste, a bit
impractical.

I've also gotten Spiegelau stemware through Amazon--comparable to
Riedel and occasionally offered at some very good sales prices.

Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
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On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:09:07 -0800 (PST), "E.T." >
wrote:

> Anyone here know where to get those large round tulip wine glasses
>that I see professional wine tasters use at wine tasting meets? (Me
>being somewhat of a newbie) The ones I use are little dinky tulips
>which totally suck. I cant seem to find them anywhere. Can some one
>kindly direct me to a site with large nice wine glasses. Hopefully not
>tooooo expensive. Apreciate any advice.

FWIW Riedel Chianti/Riesling Vinums are now the industry standard
tasting glass. They are not that large though, so I wonder if that is
what you mean.

I'd advise you try any glass before you buy. Perrsonally I find wines
get lost in big glasses, and Riedel Vinum Chiantis are about right
sizewise. Not that I am sold on Riedel at all.

If you want suppliers, google is your friend.

--
Steve Slatcher
http://pobox.com/~steve.slatcher

Thanks fellas, Apreciate the advice. Im slowly making my way in
learning all there is to know about wine. Not a huge spender but will
at least invest in some good wine glasses for now.

E.T.

On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:52:40 -0800 (PST), "E.T." >
wrote:

> Thanks fellas, Apreciate the advice. Im slowly making my way in
> learning all there is to know about wine.


"All there is to know"? Glad you're learning, but nobody ever learns
all there is to know, about wine or anything else more complex than
tic-tac-toe.

--
Ken Blake
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> Anyone here know where to get those large round tulip wine glasses
>that I see professional wine tasters use at wine tasting meets? (Me
>being somewhat of a newbie) The ones I use are little dinky tulips
>which totally suck. I cant seem to find them anywhere. Can some one
>kindly direct me to a site with large nice wine glasses. Hopefully not
>tooooo expensive. Apreciate any advice.
>
>E.T.

Not sure what you are referring to, with "large round tulip wine glasses," but
I use the Riedel Vinum Series glasses for most of my wine. I'm not that anal
(anymore), about the exact size/shape, but like most things about the Vinum
line. I recently purchased a set of Tritium [SP?] titanium crystal glasses to
carry with me, when going to the Deep South.

Recently returned from a fine resort in TN, and they used Schott Zwiesel
(even water glasses), glasses for most wine, and the Riedel Sommelier Series
for the "best."

I feel that wines do benefit from good stemware, but am dubious for exactly
how much, when one gets to the price range of US$50/stem.

I had my caterer put in 500 Spiegelau Bdx. glasses for tasting events and he
now uses them all of the time. The price is better than their big-brother
(since Riedel bought Spiegelau), and they seem to stand up to the industrial
kitchen washing quite well.

Hunt