Anyone use Stemless wine glasses??

[JasoninDenver]

I am tired of breaking the stems off of my wine glasses in our cheap, builder's grade dishwasher that does not allow me to adjust the height of the top rack enough to fit a decent wine glass.

Does anyone here use the stemless glasses like the Riedel O series?

I am curious as to how these glasses feel in the hand. They seem like they may be a tad hard to hold.

[gwalker]

I like them for using out by the pool deck and casual parties. You are right about breaking the regular glasses. I don't like them for white wine that needs to be chilled because the heat from your hand will heat up the wine. I think they are perfect for red wine. We use Riedel glasses and when you break a few of those it gets expensive.

I hope linking this isn't against the rules but these are the stemless glasses we use. I highly recommend Sonoma Wine Avvessories too. Great product and prices.
http://www.sonomawineaccessories.com...FYio4AodxCfixQ

[chicfarmer1]

^Agree, and I also use Riedel. The stemless are great for the summer. I have a zillion stemmed Riedels and am planning to buy the stemless soon, having used them at friends'.

I don't find them hard to hold, but they probably come in various sizes and the larger ones would be. My thought is to buy one size that's multipurpose (unlike the stemmed ones).

[Runnin' Rebel]

Hand wash all your nice wine glasses, I learned the hard way. It takes a few mins but it's worth the extra time. Would never use Stemless for white for the reason Gunter spoke of, nothing like warm white wine. And excuse me, I like to swirl my red wine to open it up a bit. And during the summer months here I like to chill the red down to the low 50's when were outside. No I'm not a wine snob.

[skyedog]

Love them!

[JasoninDenver]

Thanks for all the replies everyone. I will give them a try.

I used to hand wash all my wine glasses, but really have become a low-maintenance kind of person lately with two young kids and am always looking for the easiest possible solution.

[rr-nyc]

I use the Riedel stemless and love them. They are very, very delicate so get yourself a wine glass sponge to carefully clean.

[matt4hand]

Originally Posted by JAGERVEGAS

Hand wash all your nice wine glasses, I learned the hard way. It takes a few mins but it's worth the extra time. Would never use Stemless for white for the reason Gunter spoke of, nothing like warm white wine. And excuse me, I like to swirl my red wine to open it up a bit. And during the summer months here I like to chill the red down to the low 50's when were outside. No I'm not a wine snob.

I sell wine for a living and would never use stemless! YUCK!

Mark has it right on!

[cedargrove]

Nope.

I don't like finger prints all over the bowl of the glass, and don't want anything warming my wine. I'm not a big wine snob, but this is what I've become accustomed to and it's now a pet peeve.

I either wash by hand (my wife is standing over my shoulder reminding me that it's her that washes them by hand), or if we've used a lot I (her again) run the dishwasher on the crystal setting with glasses only on the bottom level.

[2th Dr]

I have several Riedel stemless glasses, and I don't use them. They ARE fragile, but I just prefer stems on my wine glasses. I also have stemless martini glasses that I never use. I hand wash ALL my fine glassware.

[rr-nyc]

Originally Posted by JAGERVEGAS

Hand wash all your nice wine glasses, I learned the hard way. It takes a few mins but it's worth the extra time. Would never use Stemless for white for the reason Gunter spoke of, nothing like warm white wine. And excuse me, I like to swirl my red wine to open it up a bit. And during the summer months here I like to chill the red down to the low 50's when were outside. No I'm not a wine snob.

You can't swirl wine in a stemless glass?

Unless you plan on cupping a glass of wine in both hands the entire night, white wine doesn't warm up any faster in a stemless.

[TSW]

All my wine glasses are from Riedel with stem, and the only glass i like is the one for fortified wines and water.

[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by rr-nyc

You can't swirl wine in a stemless glass?

Unless you plan on cupping a glass of wine in both hands the entire night, white wine doesn't warm up any faster in a stemless.

No, I can't swirl a stemless glass. Most stemless glassware is to thick for me.
The thinner the better, I like to really see the color of the red wine, too thick of a glass changes the color. That's my feelings.

In this heat, every bit of stemware helps.

[Dr. Robert]

I had them.....didn't care for them.....I let the ex-wife have them, I kept the traditional
Reidel wine glasses.

[Hooper]

Can't quite bring myself to use them !! Guess its all in the presentation for me !

[Lol-x]

The stemless glasses are fine for red wine consumption.

The lack of a stem gives them a lower centre of gravity so there is less chance of knocking them over, and due to the lack of a stem the do not stand as high as the stem glasses.

Reidel are very fragile period.

There are other manufacturers of stemless glasses so you could check that out. I've even seen high quality clear plastic stemless wine glasses. I haven't used them, but they looks like a good idea.

and enjoy that red Ned!!!

[dsio]

Here in Australia you can buy white wine in boxes with a tap and eliminate the need for wine glasses altogether: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_wine

The box has an inner bladder that insulates it which removes the problem of your hand heating up the glass.

It was actually invented in South Australia, which is well known for its fine wines and connoisseur quality goon.

[rr-nyc]

Originally Posted by JAGERVEGAS

No, I can't swirl a stemless glass. Most stemless glassware is to thick for me.
The thinner the better, I like to really see the color of the red wine, too thick of a glass changes the color. That's my feelings.

In this heat, every bit of stemware helps.

Reidel stemless are exactly the same thickness as their stem counterparts.

[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by dsio

Here in Australia you can buy white wine in boxes with a tap and eliminate the need for wine glasses altogether: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_wine

The box has an inner bladder that insulates it which removes the problem of your hand heating up the glass.

It was actually invented in South Australia, which is well known for its fine wines and connoisseur quality goon.

Now were talkin

[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by rr-nyc

Reidel stemless are exactly the same thickness as their stem counterparts.

Didn't know that, thanks

[britincali]

Originally Posted by dsio

Here in Australia you can buy white wine in boxes with a tap and eliminate the need for wine glasses altogether: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_wine

The box has an inner bladder that insulates it which removes the problem of your hand heating up the glass.

It was actually invented in South Australia, which is well known for its fine wines and connoisseur quality goon.

My kind of drinker!!!!

[00Seven]

I just go w/ a red Dixie cup.

[Boopie]

Yes!

We have a pair of Riedel white wine (I think Riesling) stemless glasses, which are great, and also a fairly inexpensive set of four red wine stemless glasses we got on Amazon.com. I am thinking of buying some more.

Of course when we have our nice steak dinner with an expensive bottle of wine (especially with company), we are going to use our lovely wine glasses with stems. But, I have to say, cleanup is a pain. My pots and pans are hand-wash only, our fancy wooden-handled steak knifes of course must be hand-washed, and then throw in a few lovely wine glasses to wash and we are stuck with a lot of dishes to do by hand afterwards.

When my husband and I drink an everyday bottle of wine (Bristol Farms routinely has amazingly delicious wines for less than $10 a bottle) I go for the stemless glasses, throw them in the dishwasher, and don't worry about it. I am not going to linger over a glass of wine from a $10 bottle of wine, so I am not concerned with the heat from my hand warming up the glass.

Fyi the very classy and expensive wine tasting place at the Hotel Del Coronado, Eno, uses stemless Riedel glasses for their wine tasting flights. That's where we were first exposed to them. They use fine Riedel glasses with stems for all other purposes.

[JasoninDenver]

Originally Posted by dsio

Here in Australia you can buy white wine in boxes with a tap and eliminate the need for wine glasses altogether: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_wine

The box has an inner bladder that insulates it which removes the problem of your hand heating up the glass.

It was actually invented in South Australia, which is well known for its fine wines and connoisseur quality goon.

Actually I take a box of Banrock Station shiraz on all of my backpacking trips.

[JasoninDenver]

Originally Posted by Lol-x

There are other manufacturers of stemless glasses so you could check that out. I've even seen high quality clear plastic stemless wine glasses. I haven't used them, but they looks like a good idea.

and enjoy that red Ned!!!

I should check out the plastic ones fof sure given that i have a one year old daughter, a three year old daughter and a two year old lab running around the house. Fine glassware just does not work at this stage of life.

[dsio]

Originally Posted by JasoninDenver

Actually I take a box of Banrock Station shiraz on all of my backpacking trips.

Not a bad idea, saves you packing a pillow

[Runnin' Rebel]

Originally Posted by rr-nyc

Reidel stemless are exactly the same thickness as their stem counterparts.

Originally Posted by JasoninDenver

I should check out the plastic ones fof sure given that i have a one year old daughter, a three year old daughter and a two year old lab running around the house. Fine glassware just does not work at this stage of life.

I have used the plastic ones at my pool and after a while they get cloudy and red wine turns them even more nasty. I don't remember what they cost, maybe they were the cheap ones

[renfield33]

We hand wash all stemmed wine glasses in our house.