Glasvin<\/a> company with their slogan \u201chand-made wine glasses that were blown to impress, and priced to break.\u201d<\/p>\nChoosing wine glasses is tough. You\u2019re always walking a fine line, trying to balance price, design and function. Will this glass look good on my table, impress my friends, allow the wine inside to shine, be dishwasher-safe, and not break easily?<\/p>\n
Sometimes it seems this is impossible without overspending \u2014 and then spending every dinner mentally guarding your glassware from nicks, scratches, and wildly expressive gestures. Which is the problem that founder and CEO David Kong set out to solve when he started Glasvin. In just a couple years, Glasvin has grown from conception to suppling restaurants as well as home users with stemmed and unstemmed wine glasses, cocktail glasses, decanters. And I should point out that the \u201cpreferred\u201d method for washing these glasses is in the dishwasher.<\/p>\n
All handblown, the glasses do deliver a rich aroma and flavor. They have reasonably sized bowls for tasting as well as drinking, and are quite light, though stable, with thin stems. Kong says he expects people will start with a few glasses from either Glasvin or Glasvin Home, and gradually expand when they are confident in their experience with this glassware. He points out that this is incremental spending \u201cif you spend more than $200 a year on wine\u201d \u2013 which is hard not to do these days.<\/p>\n
Having sampled wine in both glassware lines, right now I\u2019m more comfortable setting the less expensive glasses on the table. But after a few successful dishwasher experiences, I could envision the next tier\u2026<\/p>\n
Glasvin<\/a> 2-packs starting at $48 for Glasvin Home All-Purpose, $50 for Stemless and $79 for The Universal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n