Cape of Good Wine
cape of good wine | Sipping my way through the Cape Winelands | A South African Wine Blog
Cape of Good Wine
cape of good wine | Sipping my way through the Cape Winelands | A South African Wine Blog
cape of good wine | Sipping my way through the Cape Winelands | A South African Wine Blog
cape of good wine | Sipping my way through the Cape Winelands | A South African Wine Blog
![Clink Glass [gifted]
TLDR: I love them. They’ve become my daily drivers for casual, enjoyable drinking. They’re remarkably similar to Gabriels (slightly thicker and less precise). They’re cat proof, knock proof, and clumsy proof!
I remember a time where I was happy to drink wine out of a mug. Until I faced a dreaded tasting exam. Suddenly stemware became the most NB wine tool (I’d already failed 2 tastings exams). I tested every universal that I could get my hands on...and settled on my beloved Gabriel glasses( with stems). I passed with higher marks than expected.
But I love the comfort of stemless. They’d also become my IG flatlay staple. I didn’t feel like myself after breaking my last set...but couldn’t bring myself to invest in the Gabriel stemless’. So when @clink_glass offered to send me some glasses, I jumped at the chance to, at least, return to my flatlay faves. Turns out I also love drinking from these Bohemia Crystal Crystalex Sandra glasses.
Here’s what I’ve come to realise:
1. You just can’t run around with Zaltos...💸.
2. Riedel universals are fantastic; they hone in on the melody...the top notes...and then reveal the mid and bass notes. Melodies are wonderful...they’re what become ear worms that we can’t stop humming.
3. But I, personally, most enjoy the richness of arrangements and production...the driving drum beat, the staccato walking bass, the syncopated high hats...the texture of the timbre, the ebbs and swells that ‘fill’ the melody. And that’s what Gabriels give me first...followed by the fruit melody.
These Sandra’s put that same rich, depth of savoury, earthy, spicy experience ahead of the pretty fruits. More muted, but totally doable. I’ve tested them extensively - sparklings, bright white wines, funky skin contacts, heavily oakeds, rosés, light reds, dark broody reds, fortifieds...and even gluhwein. They don’t endorse warm gluhwein...but it goes to show that they are sturdy!
If you’re in the market for comfortably priced stemless glasses...these are solid. They’re also classy water glasses that match my beloved stems! @clink_glass offer a range of stemware at great prices...and I have my eye on the pretty coupes for cocktails!](http://capeofgoodwine.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)