January 12, 2017

From Best of 2016, Best Glass: Zalto Denk`Art Universal Glass

 I first encountered this glass two years ago when tasting in southern France, and it was pretty clearly the most arresting vessel I’d ever been handed for sampling a wine. It is beautiful to behold and even more amazing to handle, as it seems almost weightless. Moreover, the balance from the base to the top of the bowl is so perfect that, when loaded with an appropriately-sized pour and swirled, it produces an uncanny sensory impression that the only weight in one’s hand is derived from the rotation of the wine itself.