![]() Greedy protagonist immortalised by children’s author, Roger Hargreaves. Our third entry from NUDE is the most visually striking so far, evoking in shape the Mr. ![]() For Bastille Day, the English-designed collection, which is handmade in Slovenia, will be filled with sparkling wine from Stephen Duckett’s aforementioned English estate, Hundred Hills of Henley, as the toast to strengthen an Anglo-French entente at Raymond Blanc OBE’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. Conveniently intended to degust every style of wine imaginable, their wine glass holds one sixth of a bottle at its widest point, tapering to an undistracting, thin rim. In contrast, his collaboration with Master of Wine, Jancis Robinson OBE is much more contemporary. Jancis Robinson x Richard Brendon (£90 for two, The Finest Bubble)Ī graduate of Kingston School of Art, Richard Brendon often looks to the past, as per his ‘1650’ collection of just 24 seal impressed decanters crafted by classical British glassblower, Simon Moore. With a broad diameter of 125mm, this large but lightweight, again, handmade glass encourages the wine to interact with the air while notes of oak and the backbone of acidity, are simultaneously nursed. NUDE Stem Zero Full Bodied White Wine (£48 apiece, Bonbinate) It is debatably less showy than a Zalto Universal and remarkably tougher than its looks suggest thanks to the ‘Ion Shielding Technology’ deployed in which, according to the manufacturer, ‘larger ions replace smaller ions in the glass surface, suppressing the micro-fissures that cause glass to crack.’ Best for more developed whites: NUDE Stem Zero Master (£49 apiece, Nunido)Īt once wafer-thin and lightweight, this Turkish designed, handmade glass brings the drinker in closer contact with the liquid. It also happens to be the ‘go-to fizz glass’ for Riedel’s MD, Stephen McGraw when he is enjoying English sparkling wines at home.
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