RCR Opera

The wine glasses are 16 and 23 cl, which is compact by modern standards: Opera is a classic range, and these glasses are intended to be filled to the brim, not to swirl wine in. The tumblers range from 21 to 30 cl, with a 35 cl highball glass above them. Bubbles go in the narrow 13 cl flute or the 24 cl coupe. For drinks before dinner, there is a 6 cl shot glass and a 6 cl liqueur glass with a stem. If you want to have everything sorted in one go, there is a glass set of eighteen pieces that combines wine glasses, champagne glasses, and tumblers.

Begin the evening with the 13 cl flute, which is narrow enough to retain the bubbles for a long time, for example in a kir royal. At the table, the 16 and 23 cl goblets are passed around, and after dinner the decanters appear: one of 90 cl for wine and one of 75 cl for spirits. From the latter, you pour into the 30 cl tumbler, the size in which an old fashioned with a single ice cube fits perfectly.

Luxion is lead-free and therefore harder than traditional crystal, so it scratches less easily and can simply go in the dishwasher. The pitfall lies in the cutting: soap and limescale stay behind in the deep facets, and that is what makes the pattern look grey over time. Short programme, rinse well, and polish dry with a lint-free cloth before the water can dry on.

Looking for a more understated or more robust pattern from this same brand? All the collections are listed at RCR in one place. To compare the tumblers with heavier models from other brands, take a look at the whiskey glasses. You’ll find the wide bowl for sparkling wine alongside other brands in the champagne coupe glasses. And if there’s wine left in the decanter, a wine stopper will seal it until the next day.