SPIEGELAU Vino Grande

The smallest bowl at 33 centilitres is meant for crisp white wine: little surface area, so the wine warms up more slowly. The 42 cl is the all-rounder that copes with both white and light red. At 62 cl, bordeaux gets the height that lets tannins round off, and the 71 cl is the burgundy basin in which aroma can gather. The 37.5 cl long drink glass rounds out the table with water. For sparkling wine there is an 18.5 cl flute. The decanters come in 1 and 1.5 litres, the larger one taking a magnum as well.

Do not pour beyond the widest point of the bowl, about one-third full for the larger sizes. This leaves air above the wine and lets you swirl without anything spilling over the rim. Young, full-bodied red wine benefits from half an hour in the 1-liter decanter. Older wine should be poured carefully to leave the sediment behind. The 18.5 cl flute is a serving measure for sparkling wine: pour in two stages so the foam can settle, for example for a Kir Royal or a Bellini.

Vino Grande is machine-drawn from lead-free crystal glass. The stems are pulled from the bowl rather than applied, which removes the weak point of a stemmed glass. The glasses are dishwasher safe; place them upright and apart, because most breakage comes from glasses knocking together. Rinse the decanters with warm water and no soap, then leave them upside down to drain.

At Spiegelau Spiegelau, the brand's other series are displayed side by side so you can compare shapes. If you're searching by wine type, check out white wine glasses and red wine glasses. To let a bottle breathe, there's a wider selection of decanters, and for bubbles specifically, look at champagne flute glassesDrying without streaks is easiest when you have glass brushes on hand.