Jerry found and bought these very cool champagne glasses designed by the sommelier at Les Crayeres. Very cool.
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For me, Alan, I gave up on these kinds of stems. I bought a handful this year, tried them, and I landed with the conclusion that I’m just happier with the Gabriel Glas StandArt. My counterpoint isn’t to tell you are wrong, as I am glad you like these, as I know other folks around here do too.
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Frank, my go to is Gabriel Gold for champagne. Got a pair of these because of their beauty.
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I like those too. I just have a hard time with the fragility, and the StandArt just marries well to my rough hands!
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I’m a big fan of the Grassl Liberté.
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I saw these and thought I’d give them a try. Beautiful design, similar to the much smaller Riedel Sommelier Sauternes glass. Lots of room for the development of the nose on Champagne. I figured if the some at Les Crayeres in Reims uses them, there must be something worthwhile to check out. I’d love a Gabriel Glass comparison, but I might bet on this glass.
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Looks like a bigger & more delicate version of these, of which I’m a big fan:
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The Lehmann Jamesse Grand Champagne are the glasses we have been using for the past few years. We find them perfectly accommodating; not only for champagne, but even for most white wines that we drink.
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Three kids under 11yo = GoVino 4 life!
Those are beautiful, though. I’ll add them to my list of things to buy when the kids move out along with nice clothes, vacations, therapy…
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Point.
This is the stem I had in my mind when I saw Alan’s post. I bought a set from that shop in Montreal and had them shipped to me. Vilmart has them in their tasting salon. I wish I wouldn’t have bought them.
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Also a fan of the Jamesse glasses. Have yet to find anything better.
6 glasses for 70 bucks??? That’s insane, the going rate for anything these days is 70 bucks per glass.
Edit: nevermind, I see these are not the handmade series, I wonder which handmade version of this is the one to try first.
Yes, they are a thicker glass than a Grassl or Zalto if that’s what you’re used to. But it’s a gorgeous design, you’ll break fewer of them, and they can be painlessly bought in quantity. No real temptation on my part to upgrade to the much pricier handblown version. I also have to say that after a long while on the bandwagon of pouring Champagne in your favorite white wine glass, it’s a pleasure going back to a specialized bubbly glass - it does a really good job combining a flute’s ability to hold the bubbles longer with a decent sized bowl to take in the aromatics.
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@alan_weinberg I have a set of 12 - love them! Durable, beautiful, showcases the beads nicely and captures the aromas in the bowl for many sips. 
Anyone using the very pretty champagne glass that @A_So made for @davidkong and Glasvin? Rumor has it that a couple of other young Berserker bucks are designing their own, and it has an interesting name.
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Yes…I like them very much. I have Zalto and the Crayeres from Lehman as well. I prefer an actual Campagne glass for the reasons Keith stated. I think the latter allows somewhat more development of the wine, but it’s really not much. The only problem with the A_So is that it is delicate. I’ve broken 2 of 8 including getting one out of the box, and none of the others. That being said they are quite nice, allow development while retaining bubbles, and cost less. I have bought a second time.
@Keith_Levenberg I have the hand blown version of those, and I love them. I figured Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon knows a thing or two about champagne, and he uses them, so I gave them a try. I also use the GGG which work quite well. I’ll have to do a side-by-side comparison.
I’m intrigued by the glass @alan_weinberg posted, but not currently in the market for new ones.
I’m surprised @Robert.A.Jr didn’t like them, but maybe he has hands better suited to cleaning Loire Valley outhouses than cleaning fine crystal wine glasses 
Cheers,
Warren
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Alfert is known to break pretty much anything and everything. The number of fancy wine glasses I break on an annual basis is depressing.