Do you think wine taste is affected by stainless steel glasses?

[Chris_Seiber]

@Mich@el Ch@ng

The SZ glasses aren’t made of plastic. They’re made of titanium glass. The govino glasses are made of tritan plastic. If you’re looking for glasses for home that won’t break, I would get the SZ or WE fusion glasses.

Seriously, do this. Get the SZ titanium glasses. Since you seem extremely concerned about the composition of the vessel here, note that these are even lead-free.

[Jay_Miller]

@Frank Drew

As for metal “glasses”, I really dislike them, including those colored aluminum ones from our childhoods; it’s the offputting mouthfeel that Anton mentioned.

We had a set of those! My mom greatly preferred the taste of milk from them but that was the only thing we usually used them for.

These look like the ones we had. Not sure if it’s the exact set:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Aluminum-Tumblers-Set-of-7-Drinking-Glasses-Assorted-Colors-5-1-2-GUC-/401318894656

[Anton_D]

@Jay Miller

@Frank Drew

As for metal “glasses”, I really dislike them, including those colored aluminum ones from our childhoods; it’s the offputting mouthfeel that Anton mentioned.

We had a set of those! My mom greatly preferred the taste of milk from them but that was the only thing we usually used them for.

Ooh, I remember milkshakes from those old Hamilton Beach mixer machines at the diner. They’d pour your shake into a glass but you’d get to keep the stainless mixer thing at your table and keep your shake topped up.

Thanks for the memory!

[John_Morris]

@GregT

The “glasses” are pretty cool looking but why go for the minimalist look all the time? I prefer something like this:
Or if you prefer to keep as close as you can to the barrel version, maybe this:

A mutual friend of ours (I’m sure you can guess who) recently served me Georgian (as in ex-Soviet) wine from a wooden chalice, the traditional vessel in Georgia, apparently. Man, that was a nasty experience – orange wine off the rough wooden texture. Sent shivers up my spine.

[David_Cooper]

I’m confused. Has anyone heard of a problem with SZ’s titanium glass?

[Chris_Seiber]

@David Cooper

I’m confused. Has anyone heard of a problem with SZ’s titanium glass?

There aren’t any, except that Benjamin seems to think they are plastic and contain BPA.

I know “everyone’s opinion is valid” and all that squishy stuff, but I don’t feel uncomfortable saying they’re pretty clearly the the best answer to the question in the original post.

[MChang]

I think they’re confusing the tritan plastic with what sz calls their break resistant glasses.

[Benjamin_Wang]

@Chris Seiber

@David Cooper

I’m confused. Has anyone heard of a problem with SZ’s titanium glass?

There aren’t any, except that Benjamin seems to think they are plastic and contain BPA.

I know “everyone’s opinion is valid” and all that squishy stuff, but I don’t feel uncomfortable saying they’re pretty clearly the the best answer to the question in the original post.

I’ve tried those glasses and they’re really nice. But they definitely are made of Tritan – the title of one of the amazon listings is “Schott Zwiesel Tritan Crystal Glass Pure Stemware.”

And while Tritan does not have BPA, it does leach other chemicals that worry me (maybe I’m a health nut). See:

• The ‘safer' plastics designed to replace BPA may be just as bad for you.

• Beyond BPA: Court Battle Reveals A Shift In Debate Over Plastic Safety : Shots - Health News : NPR

I’m still waiting for my http://eminencewine.com/ stainless steel glasses to come. I hope they come soon!

[MChang]

That’s not the same tritan. The tritan you’re referring to is plastic, as I said in my last post.

“Govino wine glasses are made of clear, durable Eastman TritanTM copolyester.”

If you actually read the amazon page you’re referring to, you’d see:

“Made of Tritan crystal; non-lead material composed of titanium oxide and zirconium oxide.”

That’s glass, not plastic and won’t leach anything.