
Zalto may be the best investment glasses, but there are still plenty of affordable and mid-range options that are sommelier-approved too.

“Every once in a while, hype is warranted,” Ryan Ibsen, Wine Director of Bestia and Bavel in Los Angeles, says of the Zalto glass. Also, much more durable than it looks-I even run them in my dishwasher," shares Victoria James, Sommelier at the Michelin-starred restaurant Cote. The thin lips allows for maximum wine intake, and the bowl is an ideal platform to enhance all types of wines. It's an ideal way to enjoy wine without the frivolity that comes with over-designed stemware. “This glass makes you feel like you are doing things right in life. Yet despite the sommelier’s diverse backgrounds, achievements, and tastes-there’s one wine glass that tops (nearly) everyone's list: the Zalto Denk’Art Universal Glass. There’s one who has a high-profile role at Eleven Madison Park, a Meilleur Ouvrier de France Sommelier award winner, and a star from the 2013 documentary Somm. To ease the process, Vogue consulted 8 sommeliers to give us an inside look at their favorite wine glasses across a variety of price points.


There are myriad choices on the market, but it’s difficult to know which ones are truly the best. Photographed by Richard Rutledge, Condé Nast Archive, 1953įor any wine aficionado, finding the perfect glass can be as critical as the wine itself.
