The 9 Best Wine Glasses for Every Kind of Wine (2025)
- Zalto Denk'Art Burgundy Red Wine Glass
This is a bit of a misnomer. It’s hard to choose a single “best red wine glass” because there are so, so many different styles and expressions of red wine around the world, and a glass that works well for, say, a brooding traditional Barolo might not be what you want to serve with a bombastic California zinfandel. We could do an entire sub-guide on red wine glasses, but if pressured under duress to pick just one, I’m going to go with a glass that flatters my personal favorite red wine style—all roads lead to Burgundy, and the Zalto Burgundy Glass.
Zalto is a household name in the wine stem world, and so popular among wine drinkers that it’s been subject over the years to product shortages and competitive distribution paths. Some of that is hype, but when it comes to Zalto’s signature Burgundy bowl, I think the product backs it up. The Zalto Burgundy radiates elegance: It’s hand-blown, dishwasher safe, and bleeding massive, offering a full 32 ounces of volume—enough to pour out a full bottle of wine if one so desired. This size gives drinkers the ability to effortlessly swirl and sniff away at French pinot noir from the Burgundy region, but it’s also quite at home when used for aromatic white wines, such as chardonnay or Grüner Veltliner.
There’s just something about these glasses—the brand is made in Austria but has roots in the glassmaking traditions of the Veneto, in northern Italy, so perhaps it’s a matter of sprezzatura. If you’re at a restaurant using these glasses, it’s quite like you’re in good hands, and at home it elevates one’s wine drinking situation to new heights. There are many outstanding red wine glasses on the market, but there is only one Zalto Burgundy Glass.
- Mark Thomas Double Bend White
I was completely unfamiliar with the Mark Thomas line of glassware before researching this feature, and found myself immediately attracted to the entire product line for its unique “double bend” beveled shaping and sleek, smooth aesthetic. Founded in Austria in 2014, Mark Thomas focuses exclusively on hand-blown lead-free crystal glassware, and its products can be found at a unique collection of bars, restaurants, and leading wine shops, including Red & White Wines (Chicago), Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels (NYC), and Claridge’s (London).
White wine glasses are another enormously popular and competitive category, and a lot of establishments will actually carry glassware specially purposed for serving white wines in. But this one, wow—it is feather light at just 76 grams, and yet still dishwasher safe. Everything tastes beautiful in the Mark Thomas (try it with mineral water or apricot juice), but there may be no finer glass in the world of enjoying crisp, clean white wines like riesling, sauvignon blanc, and even vintage Champagne. The brand’s signature “double bend” offers a neat trick—one can fill to the rim of the first bend for a sample pour or wine tasting, or to the top of the second bend for a proper glass pour. They’re visually appealing and offer an alluring, totally modern profile. This was a total discovery to me, and I’m now fully on Team Mark Thomas for its entire product line—but if you have to pick just one, start here.
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