The more I read , the more I am excited. We have lots and lots of Riedel stems and the like - and while they get the job done… they dont seem elegant or wow me. Limping in with a 4 pack and hope I enjoy and be wowed.
Do the tasting stems have smaller bases, or are they the same, larger width as the 1855s? Would definitely be a step up for what we use now with groups, but thinking about whether they’d fit in our wine glass cabinet slots. (The 1855s do not.)
Looking at the picture of Tasting vs. Liberte, the base looks just slightly smaller, but not sure how that compares with 1855.
https://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2893852#p2893852
Sweet that you have a decanter in the mudroom!
I like the Grassl decanter quite a bit. Not least because it’s easy to handle and pour from, which is important if your trying to pour wine with one hand and pull a wet boot off with the other.
Ha - I had same thought. What the heck is a Decanter doing in the mudroom. Has to be more to the story here.
Then I looked at my house… wondering how I can get one in there.
Haha. I call it the mudroom. It’s the area between the garage and the house, enclosed, around 6x12 like a wide hallway. It is sorta the storage for all stuff you don’t put in your kitchen, which includes a wine fridge, counters, cabinets for extra glasses and dishes, etc. My wife also gives me a cabinet for my cycling stuff. I guess this is the husband’s kitchen, perhaps, lol.
Thanks, I looked at those pics but it’s really hard to tell. I couldn’t find exact dimensions on the tasting glass, so if anyone knows where that is, let me know. (Most interested in base width.)
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The Liberte is also great for beer in general, hoppy/hazy IPA’s in particular. I gave one to a guy who owns a beer shop here in NYC and he loved it. Broke it within 2 months, but loved it. He then went out and found an inexpensive alternative with a similar shape to use for the bar.
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And here I was under the impression that the staff always has an appropriately-aerated 1990 Picasses or better ready for the country esquire’s consumption immediately upon his return to the estate.
I would also say Liberte. Mineralite has a more narrow opening – so it may depend on whether you want a more or less focused opening. Some have complained about Mineralite being a bit difficult as one’s nose can get in the way. Not sure I have had that problem, but of course it may depend on how large your nose is.
I don’t have them in front of me but i am pretty sure that the base is the same on all of them. Others can perhaps confirm, but I am pretty sure that is the case.
This made me laugh out loud.
Marshall, it’s good to “see” you, it’s been a long time. I haven’t used the Liberte but have a Mineralité and just bought some more and my sense is that the Liberte is more versatile than the Mineralité. I would be more interested in the Libertes if I didn’t have a set of Gabriel Glas Golds which are more similar to it. I got the Mineralités primarily for Germanic and sparkling wines, but generally am happy with just the Crus and GGGs.
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Yes. sorry for the delays on this. Marcus, your 1099 is in the mail for the PR efforts. 
Mineralité is an acidic wine’s friend
Liberté is a much more universal wine glass
Based on what you have up there, go M. Remember, i buy them back if you don’t like them.
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Susan - email and photo sent.
Tasting stem is 21.4 CM tall, 8.4CM in diameter. As your question is about the base, the 1855 is 4" in diameter, the tasting glass is 3.375" in diameter. Hopefully that .625" helps with the cabinet you have.
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Thanks, Mike. I went ahead and ordered the Liberte to try these glasses. People seem to like them a lot, so I’m looking forward to trying them.
I don’t post or peruse the boards much anymore. I got out of the habit when I was in the distribution business for almost 10 years, but who knows…I might pop in once in a while. Lots of old names here…if I remember correctly, you go back to the old CompuServe days, right?
Perfect! Thank you so much. Your exemplary service once again sucks me into another purchase.
I think we actually first met on AOL, then I moved on to Prodigy and CompuServe, then WLDG, Squires, Wine Therapy, and WCWN (I’ve always been very ecumenical when it comes to wine boards). I took about seven years off from wine and wine discussion and it is always nice to run into people from the “good old days.”
Wasn’t sure if it was AOL or CompuServe first. Man, that was 25 years ago…a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away!
I ordered a bunch of them, which I’m excited about. Where are these glasses made btw?