Sailboat Stemware?

WINE TALK
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So it’s high time I get some functional stemware for the sailboat. The requirements are: stability (no stem) and durability (when we hit a gust on the Sound, the boat heels over quickly and the cabin contents get tossed around). I’m leaning toward these Schott Zweisel tumblers. I think these Spiegelau tumblers look better as glasses, but they don’t have the reputation for durability that the Schott’s do. I can’t seem to find the Riedel “Restaurant” tumblers online – too bad, as they are supposed to be more durable than the consumer versions.

Anybody got any recommendations?

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Restaurant Riedel series can only be ordered through someone in the trade as in a restaurant or wine shop. Technically they are not supposed to be sold to the general public but there are places that sell them and you can ask your purveyors to give you a hand.

Anyways, I use plastic tumblers for on the sailboat. Cleaning up broken glass sucks on a boat.

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http://www.wineenthusiast.com/glassware/polycarbonate-wine-glasses.asp?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&keyword=acrylic%20wine%20glass&creative=5945453181&matchtype=b&AfID=GGL

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Sink the money instead into some brand-new jibs and winches.

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+1.

I’m probably overly pedantic about this, but glass (in the form of unstable wine glasses that don’t fit in the drink holders) is not something I do with a bunch of people running around the deck/cockpit barefoot. I’m also not a huge fan the “red wine / boating” combination…it doesn’t hold up well on a 90 degree day and makes one heck of a mess if spilled, which seems to be often.

The worst I’ve seen is when charter crew decided they wanted to make the day special, and loaded up a dozen or so high end Riedel champagne glasses from the resort’s restaurant. First big wave we hit they all came tumbling out of the cabinet onto the floor. Not a one of them survived. We drank from plastic cups the rest of the day:)

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We’ve always used plastic tumblers. Fine glassware seems far to dangerous. But not knowing about your boat makes it hard to give a truly valid recommendation, if were talking 40’+ I might change my tune.

I know after a good day on the water the cabin contents had settled at the lowest point [swearing.gif]

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#whitemanproblems

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lol Matthew!


http://www.govinowine.com Plastic tumblers, but they do the trick.

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this is what we use at the pool.
they are great and come out perfectly from the dishwasher

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What are these 90 degree days of which you speak? [wow.gif]

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I HIGHLY recommend AGAINST using Schott Zweisel glasses on the boat. While they are tougher than a standard crystal glass, they are not that much better. Also, when they break, they tend to explode in lots of tiny, pointy shards. Go with plastic on the boat.

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+1

We bought a bunch of these (both the glass and the flute) after reading about them on the WSJ blog, and have been using them for over a month during a home renovation (our crystal is all packed away). Yeah, they’re plastic, but they actually perform okay in terms of aromatics, etc. I’d sail with them for sure.

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Target carries a line of plastic stem and non-stem glassware that are exact copies of Riedel. $2-3 bucks and they work like a champ.

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LOL!!!

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Shamelessly stolen from a Randall Grahm tweet this weekend in which he expressed his growing anxiety over the delay in delivery of his Sunday NYT.

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big fan of the blog “stuff white people like”
#10 Assists (picture of Steve Nash).

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If plastic is what you decide to use I suggest www.govinowine.com