Recycled wine glasses, made from automotive or wine bottle glass, offer an eco-friendly option for wine lovers. Choosing the right glass depends on the type of wine, with red wines best in large, wide-open glasses and white wines in smaller glasses. Recycled glasses may sacrifice design features, but are part of a movement towards a greener world. Plastic options are also available for large events.
Recycled wine glasses have caught the attention of environmentally conscious wine connoisseurs around the world. Typically made from recycled automotive glass, eco-friendly wine glasses can vary in color and texture, which adds to the conversation shared over a glass of wine. Choosing the best glasses first involves determining the type of wine for which they will be used. Budget is also likely to play a role in your decision, and reusable plastic wine glasses made from recycled materials offer a low-budget alternative for eco-friendly wine parties.
When choosing wine glasses, one must consider the type of wine to be held within the vessel. There are different types of glasses for red, white and champagne wines. Important design features such as the shape of the bowl, the length of the stem and the thickness of the glass play a role in the taste of a wine.
The design features on recycled wine glasses are quite limited compared to crystal wine glasses. Recycled windshield glass doesn’t lend itself to the thin, perfectly identical nature of traditional wine glasses. Rather, recycled wine glasses are thicker and rarely identical. Some manufacturers of recycled wine glasses have mastered the technology to the point that their products have become collector’s items despite being thicker and less uniform creations than traditional wine glasses.
Probably the most influential characteristics of a wine glass are the rim and the shape of the bowl. The preferred design is a thin glass with a tapered rim that offers a perfectly aerated sip of wine. As for the shape of the bowl, the wider the opening, the more aerated the wine becomes. In general, red wines are best in large, wide-open glass shapes and white wines are best suited to smaller glasses. Champagne is usually served in a cone-shaped flute to maximize the fizzy characteristics of the drink.
A thin rim and correct bowl shape are hard to find among recycled wine glasses. High-quality recycled wine glasses, however, can achieve the thinness and varied shapes most wine connoisseurs have come to expect, because they’re made from recycled wine bottles rather than automotive glass. Of course, the cost goes up for a wine glass repurposed from a wine bottle as opposed to a windshield.
In addition to recycled glass wine glasses, plastic wine glasses can also be made from recycled materials. The plastic options are disposable if desired and ideal for large parties and events like a champagne toast at a wedding or a wine tasting. For the avid wine drinker, glass options are more economical and environmentally friendly.
Wine drinkers who choose recycled wine glasses often sacrifice design features. Many find it a worthy sacrifice to be part of a movement for a greener world. To accompany recycled wine glasses, the green movement has also begun producing organic and earth-friendly wines.
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