Customer Reviews

Spiegelau Vino Grande Martini Glasses, Set of 6

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The glasses seemed very nice and a good value, but unfortunately the manufacturer's box they came in was opened and glasses were broken when they arrived. A real quality control problem by [the shipper}Amazon. Fortunately customer service ordered replacements quickly, though I have the hassle of packing them up and shipping them back and now have to wait three weeks for replacements.

Beautiful glassware! Too bad they are packed so poorly. It's surprising only one was shattered. Now the hassle of trying to get a replacement for one of six without returning the whole order...

Sorry I didn't read the reviews more carefully. The glasses are a beautiful addition to your bar, but the packaging is extremely poor. Am shocked only one glass was broken. However, and this is frustrating... one must return the ENTIRE set and WAIT six weeks or more for a replacement, instead of returning the only broken glass(es). Let's hope packaging is better next time.

The quality of the glasses are wonderful but the packing job almost guarantees at least one broken glass. I had to return mine due to breakage and am now waiting for next shipment of replacement glasses. I hope I do not run into this problem again. Hopefully amazon will get on top of this problem.

If you are the type of person who appreciates the difference between fine glasses and cheap glasses you will like these. The glass bowl is delicate and the lip is thin. This makes for excellent "feel" but probably accounts for the breakage rate.

The stem and base are also thin, giving the glass a fine feel. The base is etched with the Spiegelau name (small) , which is a nice touch.

These would NOT be good glasses for camping, the beach, or for kids. These are as fine as Riedel port glasses I own.

The thin glass also makes it less important to pre-chill the glass since the low weight of the glass will not warm the drink much. Very nice.

As for breakage, mine arrived fine. Amazon packed the Spiegelau box with bubble wrap and put it in a larger box. However, I agree with other reviewers that the glasses are poorly protected in the factory box. If you are worried try overnight shipping.

If I ever need more martini glasses I would buy these again.

I just received two sets today and was amazed how beautiful these glasses are.

Even though each glass has its own compartment, Spiegelau needs to do a better job in packing their glasses in the their own box. Each glass is only wrapped with a couple of thin sheets of paper and it is sit loosely in each compartment. Amazon's packaging is a little better but they need to mark outside "FRAGILE". A drop of the box and the glasses inside will break just like that.

All and all, I'm pretty happy with these glasses and can't wait to get the replacements. I want to entertain some friends with martinis before the summer is over. And because martini doesn't taste like a martini if it is not serviced in a martini glass.

I ordered several different kinds of Spiegelau glasses and got a great deal on them overall... as they arrived (shipping was weird - didn't get them all at once), I set some aside but had one girlfriend I wanted to gift with the set of "almost free" martini glasses... the moment she pulled them out, her eyes lit up... she has always known quality when she sees it and these are quality... they are SO BEAUTIFUL!

I had ordered a set of Spiegelau Vino Grande martini glasses back in 2003 from amazon and they arrived at perfect condition. The main reason why I had not purchased martini glasses from the retail stores in my area was due to either lack of aesthetics or material quality. If you are going to serve sophisticated cocktails made with a variety of expensive ingredients, then your glasses should also be in tune with them; that is, they have to look good, without any funky or cheap feel to them. Spiegelau absolutely fulfilled all of my expectations in that regard: these martini glasses delivered top-notch built quality with delicate yet not fragile crystal and elegant aesthetics. This was all I was asking for, and Spiegelau gave it to me.

I have been ordering from Spiegelau since then. I had made a comprehensive research about many manufacturers before I decided to order several sets of crystal glasses, and Spiegelau was the most impressive. I love their glasses, I don't even bother looking into other manufacturers product lines when I want to order chic crystal glasses. I highly recommend these glasses to anyone with similar taste.

The glasses are great, but beware, they are extremely fragile. When I received my glasses, 2 of the six were shattered in the box. Amazon customer service was great and sent a replacement set promptly. When the replacement set arrived, found two of that set broken also. So I carefully packed up two good glasses and four glasses worth of shattered glass and returned it. My guess is that Amazon returns opened a package of six sets of shattered glass.

The glasses are nice quality, but like the majority of other people who ordered these they arrived broken because of insufficient packing material.
You would think someone at amazon would fix the problem instead of shipping these over and over again.