Crafted from mouth-blown, lead-free glass, the stemware’s paper-thin lip and thin stem make holding the glass a luxurious experience in itself. Your pinky immediately sticks out like a reflex. Think of them like functionality meets finesse in the best possible way.
The bowls of Zalto glasses are ultra-thin and designed at the specific angles of 24°, 48° and 72°. These are, per their website, “in accordance to the tilt angles of the Earth,” which supposedly create “cosmic parallels” that make the wine smell and taste better.
From Eric Asimov's NYTimes review: “Look, I hate to tell you this, but wine is better from a Zalto. I tried it with both white and red wines, tried it with different temperatures, tried it with different alcohol percentages. Each wine smelled and tasted smoother from the Zaltos. Incredulous, I pulled out big-bowled red wine glasses, midcentury-styled crystal white wine glasses, the last remaining wine glass of my grandmother’s, a half-pound chalice from The Madonna Inn. It drove me insane to find the Zaltos continuously crushing every other glass I owned.”
Do you want to try it? We have samples in shop now and are taking pre-orders for the Zalto Universal Glass. Trust me when I say this is the best gift you could ever give a wine lover (wink, wink).
