When choosing wine for week days, it is often easier to just grab glasses that are easier to clean and less breakable. Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg,
writing for the Washington Post, encourage wine lovers to resolve to use better wineglasses for every day in 2008. They recommend the
Zalto Denk'Art glassware from Austria. Like Riedel, Zalto creates glasses that are designed for specific types of wine. They also are dishwasher safe and resistant to clouding. The stemware isn't cheap, they sell for around $56 a glass, but if life is too short to drink bad wine, it is also too short to drink good wine from bad glasses.
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Jack Jan 3rd 2008 4:54PM
I've tried the entire line of Zalto glasses. They're definitely worth the money.
Jack Jan 3rd 2008 4:54PM
The Zalto wine glasses are imported to the US by the excellent Austrian Wine importer, Winemonger:
http://www.winemonger.com
Glasses link here:
http://www.winemonger.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?categories_id=160&grape_color_id=&wine_style_id=91&grape_varieties_id=&search=Search
Otto Jan 3rd 2008 11:29PM
I have used ZALTO glasses for over five years. My wife bought the first set of ZALTO glasses during a vacation trip to Austria. To us these glasses are the best. We wash them in the dishwasher everyday. They look great and don't show any wear after all these years. ZALTO glasses last forever. The ones we have had to replace have been the ones that careless guests have broken. Needless to say, any wine will taste better in a ZALTO glass. They are a good investment and an excellent way to impress your guests too.
Gunter Jan 5th 2008 12:28PM
I had the pleasure to enjoy some nice Austrian red wine out of a Zalto Denk’art Burgundy Glass yesterday. And it's been an awesome experience. If you clink the glasses gently, they make an awesome sound. Similar to our Westminster chime.