A very nice nod to BerserkerDay favorite Grassl in the latest Saveur. The Liberté is my favorite of the line, as well. With that being said, on weekdays we tend to use the Grassl stemless water glass as a wine glass because it’s easier to fit in the dishwasher.
“After much research and development, which required many tastings and, of course, wine, we only use Grassl Liberté glassware,” says Eden Foley, the estate director of Realm Cellars in Napa, California, which primarily produces cabernet sauvignon. “This glass is versatile and lends itself well to everything, from white Burgundy to Champagne. I admire the level of quality, focus and detail that goes into the craftsmanship—a similar approach to how we do things here at Realm.” Fellow Californian Emily Blackman, beverage director of Bar Le Côte and Bell’s in the state’s Central Coast region, also favors the Grassl Liberté hand-blown universal glass, describing it as “luxurious” in the same vein as famed competitor Zalto but with a slightly more dramatic shape.
Disclaimer: some days I like Chris, but I had nothing to do with the article, just happy for him.
Grassl glasses are great and I have all of them except the tasting champagne glass. I’ve found the “water” glass a bit too small for aromatic reds, but it’ll come out for thanksgiving given the crowd involved.
Awesome to see Grassl getting some press! Have been waiting on the carrier to get back in stock, but at this point, will probably wait for Berserker Day to buy glassware and a carrier.
Also, I am normally a huge Made-In fan, but their glasses in this article just don’t do it for me. Hard pass.
This was a very big surprise to us and we were thrilled to read it. Thanks for the kind words and accolades. Hat tip to Eden @ Realm for the kind words with the author.
Congratulations, Chris! Well-deserved. I absolutely love these glasses (as does my wife, and literally every wine-drinking guest we’ve had to our place since purchasing them). Interestingly, it is the dark horse of the lineup that has ultimately revealed itself to be the most important at our address: Mineralite. It works so nicely for Champagne, I have zero motivation or interest in looking for anything better. It also works wonderfully for crisp, mineral-laden, high-acid still whites. Interestingly, if I was forced to go without one of the four main shapes, it would be the Liberte, despite me loving how it looks. We drink more Pinot than anything else, so the Cru is used frequently, and the 1855 is an elegant upgrade from the Riedel Ouverture we formerly used, even though said upgrade is, imo, primarily in looks and feel. Until further notice, these are our house stems.
Tired of hand washing wine glasses after casual drinking with friends so looking for some stemless ones that I can put in the dishwasher. Love my other Grassl and wondering if anyone has experience with their water glass vs. the OAO wine tumbler?
Ian - the VYCE OAO (one and only), our stemless, is larger. Happy to send you photos side by side.
I personally find the Grassl water to be very specific to water whereas we designed the OAO to be more of a multi-tasking product (water, wine, cocktails).