Having met my friend Guilherme Corrêa, a Brazilian sommelier, here in Porto at the Essência do Vinho, he mentioned these glasses as being utterly remarkable and above any other he has tried. Coming from someone who literally has a stemware collection and has won an award for greatest sommelier in South America, I was impressed, yet I couldn’t find anything on the forum about these. Any thoughts?
Haven’t tried these stems yet. It’s a relatively new brand, though it seems to be gaining tracking in Europe, particularly in France. Jane Anson did a feature on them last year: The story behind the Sydonios wine glass - Jane Anson - Decanter
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Interesting, they appear to have no presence in N.A., but at least one place in Portugal has them, Tomás,
see here: Sydonios
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That was surprising to me. I think it’s mostly due to their focus in EU, but then they also seem to have distribution in parts of Asia and Latin America. Maybe it’s just a tougher market with players like Zalto and Grassl dominating the lion’s share of the high end stem market?
I’m curious to try these, but at this point I have no more space for more stems
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Good to see the round bowl making a comeback.
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Hi Tomás,
Jo from Amovino has them in Portugal, as well as Grassl. I really like Sydonios, in particular the Empreinte for champagne. Though I heard from people who use them more often than me, that they tend to break a lot more than Zalto, Gabriel glass or Grassl.
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Reviving this topic as I saw them on sale for the first time in Luxembourg. They seem to be priced similarly to Zalto glasses, so not sure what the advantage is? Anyone has recent experience?
Edit: the point I forgot to make is that they are supposedly made from normal glass, not crystal - although they felt very light and pretty similar to Zalto’s. On the website though, seems they are made from “lead-free crystal”, so is there any difference?
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Sydonios is the new hot brand in Bordeaux for upper level chateaux in their tasting rooms. You see them all over Bordeaux today. If you’re there, look at the base, which are marked SY. The elegant stems feel balanced offering a clean look at the wines aromas and textural profile.
I think most Bordeaux tasting rooms carry the L’Universel.
I purchased Le Méridional. due to its larger bowl. It’s perfect for any reds IMO.
My review is simple. With their elegant design, and perfect balance in your hand, the glasses make you want to drink.
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Am here in Paris and discovered Sydonios at a wine bar. Cool glass, they were selling them for Euro 40, which is a lot cheaper than I could find online. I use Grassl 1855, and these had a similar feel, but a little more “polish” to them
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