Onis Niveau

The shape decides what the glass is for. The 20 cl flute is narrow and tall and keeps the bubbles of prosecco or champagne together; the narrower the opening, the longer the bead keeps rising. The 41 cl goblet is the size for white wine, because a smaller glass stays cold down to the last sip. The 51 cl gives red wine room to swirl and release aroma without a normal serving looking lost in it. Looking for other shapes? Have a look at the champagne flutes and the white wine glasses.

Pour sparkling wine at an angle against the wall and fill the flute to about two thirds, so the foam stays low. White wine goes into the 41 cl to just below the widest point, and you top up rather than pour ahead; small servings are what keep it cold. Red wine gets room to swirl in the 51 cl. For an aperitif with prosecco and peach the recipe for the Bellini is ready and waiting, and the French 75 fills the flute in a firmer way.

Stemmed glasses almost always break at the join between bowl and foot, and rarely from the heat of a wash cycle. This series is dishwasher safe as long as the bowls do not touch each other in the basket and nothing can slide against them. Choose a low-temperature programme where you can, and rinse afterwards if your water is hard. Dry the relief with a linen cloth, because limescale stays visible in the layered structure otherwise.

The rest of this manufacturer's range is at Onis. If you mostly serve full-bodied red wine, have a look at the red wine glasses for wider bowls. To keep the bottle itself at temperature as the evening goes on, there are the champagne coolers. And anyone pouring bubbles for a larger party will find the narrower and wider models side by side at the champagne glasses.