Schott Zwiesel Vina

The range runs from 22.7 cl to 73 cl, and that difference is more practical than it looks. For white wine, take the 28 cl bowl, small enough to keep the wine cold down to the last sip. Red wine needs room: 51 cl is enough for the everyday bottle, while a bordeaux shows better in the 63 cl or 73 cl glass. The 40 cl burgundy bowl is wider and lower and is meant for pinot noir. If you prefer drinking without a stem, choose the 60 cl wine tumbler. Everything comes in sixes, and the After Work Drinks set bundles nine glasses for anyone who wants to cover the table in one go. More sizes can be found among the red wine glasses.

Fill a wine glass to about a third. With the 51 cl bowl that amounts to a generous pour where the wine can still breathe and you can swirl the glass without spilling. The champagne glasses have an effervescence point in the base, a small rough spot the bubbles hook onto, so the pearl keeps rising instead of disappearing after two minutes. Pour sparkling wine at an angle along the wall. For a Kir Royal the 26 cl flute is the logical choice.

Viña is made from Tritan crystal glass, the material with which Schott Zwiesel adds titanium and zirconium to the glass melt. As a result the rim stays clear rather than dull after thousands of dishwasher cycles, and the glass copes with the temperature swing of a hot programme. Place the glasses apart from each other in the rack so bowls do not knock together, and use a glass cloth while the glass is still lukewarm. A glass brush helps with stubborn deposits in narrow flutes.

If you are looking for another range from the same brand, have a look at the Schott Zwiesel glassware. If you would rather get a broader sense of shape and capacity first, the overview of all wine glasses will help. For bubbles there is a separate champagne flutes category, and anyone who mainly wants to use the wine tumbler for an Aperol Spritz will find the recipe there. If the size you are after is not listed, the glassware sets category offers complete combinations from several brands.