Last Christmas my parents got me a set of Schott Zwiesel glasses (the Forte red wine glasses). At the time I figured I finally needed some nicer glasses, and I decided on the Schott Zwiesel for several reasons:
- They don’t have lead in the crystal. I know that most people are OK with it, but I would rather not have to think about it.
- They have titanium in the crystal instead. Titanium is teh awesome, and it makes the glasses very strong (check out the videos).
- They are made in Germany. The craftsmanship of German made shit is something that I appeciate a lot.
- I like the style.
Since I was liking them so much and my birthday was coming up, my parents got me a 1L Schott Zwiesel Diva decanter and some more glasses from BeverageFactory.com. The prices were very good, and the shipping was prompt with nothing broken (that I have found so far). The decanter was a bit of a worry, but maybe the titanium and styrofoam joined forces to repel the rigour of travels.
I agree with Jeff about drinking wine – no wine glass will make crappy wine taste better, and good shit is good shit even out of a styrofoam cup. But wine glasses are made for the job and they definitely are more enjoyable to drink out of. Personally, I think that the Schott glasses are every bit as good as the Reidels that I see everywhere, but they are priced better and there is no lead to worry about.
