[SOLD-OUT] Gabriel-Glas Gold Ed. Wine Glass Twin Pack

 

"Ian Trinkle says people tend to overcomplicate wine glasses.

“I think there’s a tendency to say, ‘You need to have this with that’. Like, champagne flutes are a bit passe at the moment, and people are finally learning you don’t really need them hanging around the home. But there has been that temptation in the past to overcomplicate it.”

“When I was working in restaurants, Riedel was king of wine glasses,” Trinkle says. “I really liked, and still do, Zalto. But while they’re beautiful and delicate, they do tend to break quite easily.”

His go-to these days is a hand-blown Gabriel-Glas number made with lead-free crystal. It’s an appropriate pick, because Gabriel-Glas more or less makes just one type of glass

The glass itself combines what you might think as typical characteristics of a red and white glass, with a broad bowl – “the swirl kings? You can still do that,” Trinkle says – matched to a gently conical shape. The glass has a 500-millilitre capacity but doesn’t feel that large, perhaps due to its hand-blown nature, which gives it an elegant, seamless construction (but also a relatively high degree of strength).

“It’s sleek, it’s understated. It’s [designed] by a wine critic, Rene Gabriel, and they’re made in Austria. These are hand-blown. We have the manufactured ones that we use day-to-day. But if you’re getting six or something like that, it’s a great showpiece. If you’re drinking riesling, awesome; pinot, great; and you can use them for shiraz and champagne.” - The Age Good Food Guide

 

Country:

Austria

Region:

Austria

Variety:

Accessories - Glassware

Size:

1500mL