Ultra-Thin Hand-Blown Wine Glass Set of 2 For Full-Bodied To Powerful Wines, Recommended For Riesling, mineral edged Chardonnay, Chianti and Complex Sparkling Wines

For red and white wines. This glass is all about elegance and finesse, created from a single piece of mouth-blown glass from the lip of the bowl to the base of the stem. It has been hailed by wine lovers as the perfect Riesling glass, but is also particularly fine for Chardonnay and Gruner Veltliner as well as Chianti and roses.

The shape of the bowl was meticulously designed to bring out the best expressions of every type of grape. The lip is so thin it is as if nothing has come between you and your wine.

This glass truly does work for most styles of wine, from a full-bodied sparkling wine, to an elegant white wine, and all the way to slightly powerful reds. In every case it will show the minerality and smooth character of your wine, and accentuate its complexity and finesse. Many winemakers use the glass as a tool towards refining their blends, just as critics see it as part of their "kit" to properly evaluate a wine.

Adhering to the principle of exquisite craftsmanship, these glasses have always been produced following a tradition of using only the most highly skilled glass-blowers working with a selection of the best raw materials.

The height of the glass is 9.3 inches and it is 3.6 inches at its widest part. The volume capacity is 530 ml.