Luigi Bormioli Palace

For wine there are two sizes. The 32 cl bowl is the smaller one and made for white wine: you top it up more often, which keeps the wine cool. The 57 cl Grandi Vini is the large bowl for red wine and for bottles you want to let open up. The 32 cl water glass sits on a short stem and matches the height of the wine glasses, which makes all the difference on a fully set table. The 40 cl tumbler is stemless and meant for juice, soft drinks or whisky. More sizes can be found under the water glasses and the tumbler glasses.

In a classic setting the water glass stands to the upper right of the plate, with the wine glass at an angle beside it. Fill water to about three quarters and wine to a third, so you can lift the glass without spilling. The 23.5 cl champagne glass is the smallest shape in the series and holds on to the bubbles the longest. It is exactly the size in which a mimosa or a bellini fits without the juice pushing the bubbles aside.

The glasses are made of crystalline glass with a pulled stem, so there is no glued seam between foot and bowl. They are dishwasher safe and keep their shine even after dozens of cycles. Limescale marks almost always come from hard water drying on the glass. Take the glasses out while the rack is still warm and dry them with a microfibre cloth.

More shapes from the same house can be found at Luigi Bormioli. If you are only looking for a white wine glass, the choice is wider among the white wine glasses. Would you like a larger bowl than the 57 cl Grandi Vini, then have a look at the large wine glasses. And if you are after a roomier sparkling glass than the slender Palace, coupes and tulip shapes sit side by side among the champagne glasses.