J-Line Tia

The choice starts with what you serve. Sixty centiliters gives a full-bodied red wine room to open up without overfilling the glass: you fill it to about one-third and leave plenty of air space. The 53 cl bowl is narrower and keeps white wine cool for longer because less surface area is in contact with the air. The 28 cl flute is tall and narrow, so the bubbles rise in a straight line and keep coming for longer. If you are unsure about the sizes, compare them with the red wine glasses and the white wine glasses.

Pour red wine up to the widest point of the bowl and no higher; that way, you can swirl it without spilling. Pour white wine in smaller amounts so the rest of the bottle stays cool. Fill the flute at an angle and slowly along the side, otherwise you’ll lose half the wine to foam. That same flute is the usual choice for a Kir Royal, a mimosa , or a Bellini, which lose their bubbles within a few minutes when served in a wide bowl. Chill the flute beforehand so the foam lasts longer.

Tia is machine-made glass with an attached stem, not mouth-blown crystal. That makes the series better able to take daily use than a thin-walled crystal bowl. Place the glasses upright and apart in the dishwasher and choose a programme that is not too hot. On a stemmed glass it is rarely the bowl itself that breaks but the joint with the stem, and that joint suffers most from force and rapid changes in temperature.

If you only want to replenish the flutes because those are the ones most likely to break, all sizes are grouped together under the champagne flute glasses. For the broad overview of stemmed glasses in every size, see the wine glasses. The brand's other collections, including the colored versions and stemless glasses, can all be found on the brand page for J-Line.