Schott Zwiesel Mondial

For wine, Mondial gives you four options. The 25 cl white wine glass is the smallest bowl, meant to keep the wine cool. The 42 cl red wine glass is the all-rounder for the everyday bottle, and for pinot noir and other aromatic reds there are two burgundy bowls, of 32 cl and 59 cl. The larger one is deliberately generous: you fill it a third of the way and the rest is working room for the aroma. The 19 cl champagne glass is a narrow flute. Alongside those there is a 30 cl beer tulip, a 51 cl cognac glass, a 24 cl martini glass and a 7 cl liqueur glass.

In a classically laid table setting, the water glass is positioned above the knife on the right, with the red and white wine glasses behind it, arranged in order of use. The flute is added when it is time to toast. After the meal, the 51 cl cognac glass joins the setting: you cradle its wide bowl in your hand so your hand warmth releases the alcohol. The 7 cl liqueur glass is intended for a small digestif, not a shot. Use the martini glass for a Dry Martini, and the recipe for a Champagne Cocktail is ready for the bubbles separately.

Mondial is made of Tritan crystal glass, with titanium and zirconium in the glass body instead of lead. That makes the rim and the stem stand up to daily machine washing without the glass turning cloudy. When drying, never twist the bowl against the foot, because that is where the classic break happens. Take hold of the glass by the bowl and keep the foot still. Store the glasses upright so no stale air is trapped inside.

Other series from this brand can be found under Schott Zwiesel glasses. If you want to compare shape and capacity first, start with the overview of wine glasses or specifically white wine glasses. The individual shapes from this series can also be found under martini glasses and liqueur glasses. If you are looking for a glass you can hold without a stem, the tumbler glasses category is the place to start.