Pasabahce Palomino

The 44.5 cl wine glass is the largest of the three and the shape you reach for with red wine. There is room enough to pour to just under half and let the wine move, without the glass taking over the table.

The 35 cl wine glass is more compact and intended for white wine, which you pour in smaller amounts so it stays cool. The 15 cl champagne flute is deliberately small: that is roughly a standard glass of sparkling wine, so the foam does not collapse before the glass is empty.

At a full table, the short stem is the main advantage. You hold the glass higher, it is less likely to tip over, and it fits under a standard glass rack. Do not fill the 35 cl glass more than halfway, and it is better to refill it twice, because white wine warms up quickly in a small glass.

The 15 cl flute is the standard size for a toast or a kir royal with a little cassis at the bottom. A bellini with peach purée also works well in this format: the glass is narrow enough to retain the bubbles and keep the purée from sinking to the bottom.

Palomino is made of tempered soda-lime glass, which means the bowl and the rim take more knocks than ordinary glass. That is why this range turns up so often in canteens and club bars, where glasses go through the washer every day.

Stand the glasses upright in the basket and do not let the bowls touch. When drying, turn the cloth inside the glass and hold the bowl rather than the foot, because a twisting movement on the stem is where stemmed glasses break most often. With hard water, a final rinse helps against a limescale haze.

Other series from the same brand can be found under Pasabahce. If you search by shape, you’ll find the complete selection under wine glasses, with a separate category for red wine glasses if you mainly serve red wine. The slender models for sparkling wine can be found under champagne flute glasses. For the short glasses served alongside beer or wine, there are the snack glasses.