Is Baccarat worth the premium?

[scarphe]

Originally Posted by Flambeur

You don't get it. Amazing booze is enjoyed occasionally. I can surely see how it makes special occasions slightly more special sometimes. But I like to enjoy life every day and I really take pleasure in small things. So using a really nice glass for my everyday booze makes it slightly more special as well. And if you break one, oh well, cost of doing business. Indulgent, perhaps, but so what?

I feel sad for people who keep dusty china, silverware, and crystal somewhere in the backroom for "special special special" occasions. The only way I would understand it is if it's something unique, fragile, and has a special value. So I might not pull out a hypothetical antique glass my great grandpa saved during the war every day. Otherwise it's all fair game.
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i would rather have great liquor or wine in cheap glass than a soso product in an expensive one, first you buy what you are going to consuem and than with waht is left purchase the way to consume it. Your way seems pretentious and showy.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by baseball_guy

The ones sold at Target? I never heard of that brand before, I had to google it.

I want something much nicer. If not Baccarat then maybe Waterford.

If you've never heard of Riedel, I would suggest you put some time into researching glassware before you buy Baccarat. The Sommelier series has only been the reference standard for wine tasting since Claus introduced it in 1973.

Originally Posted by baseball_guy

I understand the logic that saving something nice for a few occasions makes the occasions more special. But I also believe life is short, and we should use the nice stuff more often.

I think Baccarat could make a $30 bottle a more enjoyable experience. The way it reflects the light and color and the design.

Please tell me you are not planning to buy a wine glass with a design etched into the bowl.

 

[Dragon]

Originally Posted by scarphe

i would rather have great liquor or wine in cheap glass than a soso product in an expensive one, first you buy what you are going to consuem and than with waht is left purchase the way to consume it. Your way seems pretentious and showy.
I`ve had some amazing wine in those little taster cups (like medicine cups?) and it is very difficult to enjoy the wine. I know that`s extreme, but I think the glass makes a huge difference.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Please tell me you are not planning to buy a wine glass with a design etched into the bowl.

Not wine, though.

 

[Piobaire]

Just say, "No."

 

[ama]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Just say, "No."

Nothing says Grandma quite like those.

Matt's bug water glasses are cool though.

 

[baseball_guy]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Just say, "No."

I've seen them in person and they are the most beautiful and elegant design. The light reflects in an amazing way like a golden rainbow. The picture can not capture this.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by baseball_guy

I've seen them in person and they are the most beautiful and elegant design. The light reflects in an amazing way like a golden rainbow. The picture can not capture this.

I cannot explain to you, how much it would bother me to drink a quality wine in one of those.

 

[ama]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

I cannot explain to you, how much it would bother me to drink a quality wine in one of those.

Then you you don't understand the golden rainbow you facking idiot.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by ama

Then you you don't understand the golden rainbow you facking idiot.

 

[SkinnyGoomba]

I'm pretty sure they're $200/pr, not per glass. At least thats what Hamilton Jewelers sells them for, the hand blown ones.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by SkinnyGoomba

I'm pretty sure they're $200/pr, not per glass. At least thats what Hamilton Jewelers sells them for, the hand blown ones.

So basically, about the same price as Riedel Som series...except the Riedel is actually designed to drink wine from!

 

[ryansmith]

Originally Posted by baseball_guy

I've seen them in person and they are the most beautiful and elegant design. The light reflects in an amazing way like a golden rainbow. The picture can not capture this.

Yeah and you can't see the wine in the glass. Sorry my dude those glasses are terrible. Get Riedel.

 

[Wrigglez]

i'm not such a fan of led crystal for drinking or decanters. ridel is nice. if you leave scotch in a crystal decanter for a year, the lead content is thousands of times higher than the legal maximum of lead in public water. the decanterd do look so nice though

 

[scarphe]

Originally Posted by Wrigglez

i'm not such a fan of led crystal for drinking or decanters. ridel is nice. if you leave scotch in a crystal decanter for a year, the lead content is thousands of times higher than the legal maximum of lead in public water. the decanterd do look so nice though

do not tell people this. honestly if an idiot cannot think about the reason to buy and use only lead free crystal, let them kill themselevs off.