​We recently came across an online article titled “5 Ways to Make Your Red Wine Taste Better” and since we are all about having our wines taste their best, we had to investigate. And, we were pleased to find that the article on the Sonoma Wine Garden site kept things simple (read “approachable”) and easy. And, nice to know that we here at Stölzle have you covered on a couple of the most important ways they mentioned on how to improve the taste of your favorite reds.

After all, of course we always like it when people mention how the quality of the glassware you use makes a difference.
The only things we might add to what is an already great easy read are:
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• First, when it comes to the glassware - like buying great quality red wines, acquiring great wine glasses shouldn’t force you to take out a second home mortgage. That’s why Stölzle always focuses on our overall quality/value proposition. With overall great performance as our starting goal, Stölzle aims to produce great wine glasses at very approachable price levels. So, while your guests will always be impressed with the feel and the look, your bank account won’t take a big hit when one of your guests should happen to drop one of our glasses and render it unusable. With designs and styles to fit nearly everyone’s tastes, Stölzle has great, high-performing wine glasses at nearly all price points. And, with Stölzle getting our start in and remaining a large glassware supplier in the world’s hospitality sector, you can always be assured that our wine glasses will play nicely with your dishwasher, as well.

​We love red wines the year round, but it is true that they seem to give us a special, warmer feeling during the colder months. We are not scientists or chemists, but drinking a luscious red wine during the cooler (ok, cold) winter months does seem to warm us from the inside out. That’s why when one our favorite reads, Food + Wine, published “14 Comforting Red Wines for the Coziest Time of the Year” we were all in!

Here's a link to our STARlight Collection: 
https://stolzle-glassware.myshopify.com/search?q=STARlight&options%5Bprefix%5D=last

We’re always looking for new adventures when it comes to wine regions and based upon an online story about the Texas Hill Country wine region, we’ve added the Lone Star State as to our list of “must-trys”.
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According to author Kevin Gray in his recent Inside Hook story, “….most of the region’s grape varietals today hail from France, Italy and Spain, with popular wines including Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvèdre and Viognier.” Add to that a growing list of wineries, some great food and an outstanding music scene – we are ready to head out on a new wine adventure.

If you’re ready to add to your wine adventures, you might want to take a look at our newest collection of wine glassware collection that we call STARlight.

 STARlight offers a new dimension: machine glass that blurs the line to mouth-blown glass. The gracefully slender stem and the delicately thin-walled goblet were previously reserved for glasses made by hand. STARlight, born at the intersection of balance and functionality feels good in the hand and even better to enjoy wine from. Our many years of experience went into every aspect of creating our new STARlight Collection.

The result: The stem has a diameter that is about ten percent smaller than that of conventional machine-made glasses and the goblet also has a noticeably thinner wall thickness. In this way the STARlight series combines lightness with extraordinary elegance. We love STARlight because it makes even "average" wines taste way better than they should.

All this adds up to an improved wine-drinking experience all the way around. So, the next time you’re looking to expand your wine horizons and don’t quite have time to head down Texas way, find your way to our new STARlight Collection of wine glasses. We think you will be glad you did.

More smiles on more faces.
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Here's a link to Kevin Gray's story on the Texas Hill Country wine area: https://www.insidehook.com/article/food-drink-texas/texas-hill-country-winerieswww.insidehook.com/article/food-drink-texas/texas-hill-country-wineries

Our STARlight stem glass series: Never before has machine-made glass been produced so close to mouth-blown glass with a gracefully slim stem and a gentle thin-walled bowl. The special feature of this series is the fineness of the glass. Nevertheless, they are extremely resistant to breakage.
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It's true that our new STARlight collection of wine glasses looks beautiful and feels great in your hand as you hold it. And, yes, it's also true that the overall bowl design of STARlight is made to make your favorite wines taste even better.

But, we also want you to know that this high-performance collection also has durability as a strong part of its product DNA. So, one more reason to consider STARlight as you wine glass of choice!
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https://www.stolzle-usa-glassware.com/news/our-new-starlight-collection-stars-in-latest-tableware-international

We love a great story – especially when it includes us and one of our hottest new products - our STARlight collection of wine glasses! In their latest issue, Tableware International magazine published a great profile and interview with our Export Manager Jan Zschiesche.

“Stölzle Lausitz wanted to take a further step into a new dimension of producing pulled stems. The aim was machine-made glass that comes very close to mouthblown glass,” says Jan, talking about the STARlight collection – a series notable for its remarkable thinness, despite being machine-made.

“The stem has a diameter that is about ten percent smaller than that of conventional machine-made glasses,” Jan reveals. “And the goblet also has a noticeably thinner wall thickness compared to other glasses from machine production. In this way the STARlight series combines lightness with extraordinary elegance. They are perfect for high-end gastronomy, 5-star hotels and, of course, luxury wines.”

STARlight touches all the bases of performance, approachability, design and, of course, functionality.
Simply put – all this adds up to more wine enjoyment!

While we are already very proud of our newest star – the STARlight Collection wine glass series – we know we have only just begun with this new and exciting series. For those who love wine like we do, STARlight is a perfect option to help you enjoy your favorite wine.

To read more of what Jan has to say about our new STARlight Collection, here’s a link to the Tableware International article:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ZjYhRBPT1NvZuSnub0T9F7Nxu1bW0fw/view?usp=sharing

Not so long ago, Forbes published an article on what exactly defines a “luxury” wine. The article went into attributes such pricing, quality and heritage. They even mentioned that the farming practices involved in the growing of the grapes could play a role in determining whether a wine is “luxury” or not. The article goes on to say "Luxury defies precise definition since it changes with time."

One thing that does not defy description and that we are absolutely certain of, however, is that for wines that you consider to be luxury, our new STARlight Collection is the perfect choice. With STARlight you can maximize your enjoyment and appreciation of your own luxury wine no matter the price, the heritage - or how the grapes are grown.

With our STARlight, a special feature of this new series is the thickness - specifically the fineness of the glass. For example, the stem has a diameter that is about ten percent smaller than that of conventional machine-made glasses. And the goblet also has a noticeably thinner wall thickness compared to other glasses from machine production. In this way the STARlight series combines lightness with extraordinary elegance. They are perfect for high-end gastronomy, 5-star hotels and – of course – luxury wines.

New STARlight exudes elegance and exclusivity with a high degree of functionality. They also include the usual features of Stölzle glasses being dishwasher safe with a high breakage resistance making them ideal for both professional and home dining.

So, no matter what you consider to be your luxury wine, you can always be assured a luxury wine experience with our new STARlight Collection wine glasses.

Link to Forbes article: ​https://www.forbes.com/sites/lmowery/2019/10/22/what-is-luxury-wine/#3c3064b53bc3

​By Mark Roland, Vice President Sales – Retail & Consumer

As we start to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, we are emerging back into a different retail landscape here in America and around the world. For sure, restaurants have been disrupted, but right alongside them are America’s retailers. Our estimation is that the brick and mortar retailers will shrink by 25% or so in terms of numbers of locations.

​And, with consumers currently leery of going back into retail shops, that number could grow as we begin to see that many cannot survive the time it takes for the full recovery to happen. So, we are definitely looking at a shrinking overall marketplace.
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That said, we’ve seen a strong uptick in online shopping. Retailers and catalog houses are skyrocketing upwards in terms of where consumers have gone to buy their glassware. And, of course, as that business model changes it puts different pressures on us in terms of warehousing, logistics and even how we tell the Stolzle story.
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That’s the great thing about being the actual manufacturer versus an importer or someone is simply sourcing glassware from a factory somewhere in the world. Stolzle can continue to adjust and ensure that the consumer continues to get a great customer experience whether they shop in a gourmet or kitchen store or they buy their Stolzle glassware online.

Today, Stolzle still has its roots in the small, independent retailers and gourmet & kitchen stores. However, with the growth of online shopping we have been able to expand the assortment that we offer to today’s consumer. Manufacturing in Germany and warehousing here in America allows us to expand and increase our inventories, making sure that our consumer customers get exactly the product they want – when they want it. Providing world-class customer service has always been a top priority for Stolzle.

​A great example of that quality and attention to detail is the new, proprietary “pulled stem” technology that our factory has developed. Now, many of our machine-made wine glasses, like our STARlight stemware collection, that has a thinner, more elegant - and more durable – stem. The new STARlight stemware collection is classic at first sight, but trend setting at first touch. The special feature of the new series is the thickness - specifically the fineness of the glass. For example, the stem has a diameter that is about ten percent smaller than that of conventional machine-made glasses. And the goblet also has a noticeably thinner wall thickness compared to other glasses from machine production. In this way the STARlight series combines lightness with extraordinary elegance.
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All of these attributes give our new STARlight a look and feel that reminds users of mouth-blown crystal that would cost several times the price of a machine made product. This collection is another great example of Stolzle’s innovation, skill and knowledge at the factory level provides customers of all types with a much-improved, better performing overall product.