Champagne Is Over the Flute…But Why?
The flute usurped the coupe only to be overtaken by the standard wine glass today. Here’s how it lost its footing.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- illustration: Ellie Skrzat
Beyond the Cocktail Glass
Having dissected every element of a drink’s anatomy, from ice to dilution, bartenders are swapping glassware for an older tradition: ceramics.
- story: Max Falkowitz
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Ultimate Buying Guide to Glassware
An expert-approved guide to the best glasses for wine, beer and cocktails at every price point.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Daily News: Pappy Van Winkle Releases 25-Year-Old Bourbon, Boston Might Ban Glassware at Bars
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - After a spate of bar fights in Boston, city officials are considering banning glassware at bars. - Pappy Van…
- story: Chloe Frechette
The Life and Death of the Martini Glass
Perhaps the most iconic glass shape in the history of cocktails, the angular Martini glass has deep roots in the American imagination—despite being widely loathed by today's bartenders. Lizzie Munro…
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Lizzie Munro
How Glassware Became a Beer Geek Obsession
A new trend in craft beer has brewery-branded glasses traded with the fervor usually reserved for the beers themselves. Aaron Goldfarb on the emerging market for "glasswhales" and the culture…
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Daily News: Matthew McConaughey’s Brother Names Son “Miller Lyte”, Receives Lifetime Supply of Miller Lite
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - A wine tasting room on California's Central Cost was recently robbed by a man disguised in an Elvis mask…
- story: Joanna Harkins
Drinking Wine Like the Romans Do
The notion that wine should be consumed out of thin-walled crystal, preferably on a stem, is practically scripture. But one of the hottest new ceramics studios, Mazama Wares, is seeking…
- story: Katherine Cole
- photo: Casey Keasler
Specialty Glassware As the New Garnish
Until recently, drinkware has been a largely predictable affair. But amidst the cocktail renaissance, bars are using drinking vessels—be it a vintage coupe, a light bulb or a bespoke tiki…
- story: Jesse Simon
- photo: Greg Powers
Specialty Craft Beer Glassware Is on the Rise
Bartenders and craft beer lovers are starting to take their glassware options more seriously, says Tasting Table. It's all for the common good, because according to Matt Rutkowski of glass making…
- story: Joanna Harkins
