Pure Cabernet Glasses (Set of 6) by Schott Zwiesel

I wanted a different look for my wine glasses and when I saw these I had to order them! They are definitely large but very beautiful and elegant looking. I also purchased the White Wine glasses and the Martini. I love them all and everyone wants to know what brand they are and where I got them!

My girlfriend drinks wine every day and we had seen these glasses at a wine bar we frequent, assuming they were Riedel glasses. We continued to look for the exact shape in Riedel's line, but could not find it, so we made a trip back to the bar and asked the owner. He said that they were, in fact, Schott Zwiesel glasses and that he has owned many of both brands of wine glasses and claimed the Schott Zwiesel glasses were far superior in his opinion. We couldn't agree more!

I bought her a set of these for Christmas and since then, she's already declined my offers to take her out on a couple of occasions because she thinks it's not worth overpaying for wine at a wine bar when she has the glasses now to complete the same experience at home. Best $90 I've ever spent!

Cons: The only con here is that the packaging is very unflattering and when she unwrapped the box, she gave me a weird look of confusion as to why I would buy her more wine glasses when she already has several sets. I had to pull the glasses out, show her the shape and the etching and explain to her that they were the real deal. Riedel has much nicer packaging, but in the end, the packaging just goes in the garbage, so I don't even know how much of a con this is.