JOSEPHINE No 2 is named the winner in BLICK’S extensive universal glass test

Photos: Thomas Meier / Blick

Blick’s extensive Universal Glass Test

Which is the best universal glass? The winner: JOSEPHINE No 2

Practical - or? The universal glass is considered a glass for all occasions. But do universal glasses truly make the grade? Which is the best? And do price, design and shape really play such a big role when it comes to enjoying wine? To answer these questions, an eight-member jury, including Master of Wine Ivan Barbic and top winemakers Francisca Obrecht and Urs Pircher tested eight glasses from the most well-known manufacturers in Swiss Sunday newspaper SonntagsBlick’s extensive universal glass test.

Photo: Master of Wine Ivan Barbic (right) and Alain Kunz of Blick during the evaluation.

The test glasses were tested with eight different Swiss wines: one sparkling wine, three dry white wines (including an aged Chasselas), three red wines and one sweet wine.

For the evaluation, a score was given to each wine as experienced in each of the glasses. The same wine often achieved a different score in different glasses. The universal glass which achieved the highest score across all wines secured the overall victory. The clear winner: our JOSEPHINE No 2.

"The truth is also in the glass."

– Nicolas Greinacher and Alain Kunz / Blick

"For me, a tasting such as this that compares the same wine in different glasses is always a revelation that a wine is not just a wine. Rather, depending on the glass in which it is served, a wine develops differently, providing greater or lesser drinking pleasure.”

– Master of Wine Ivan Barbic

"It's fascinating what influence the wine glass has on the wine! Filigree, handblown glasses lend the wine a higher level of attention.”

– Winemaker Francisca Obrecht

Already in 2021, the JOSPHINE No 2 took first place in the universal glass test of the trade magazine “Vinum.”

Kurt Josef Zalto is delighted by this further result:

“I am honored that our JOSEPHINE No 2 glass won this test conducted by professionals.”

– Kurt Josef Zalto

Read the complete test by SonntagsBlick

The award-winning collection with the kink

Josephine No 1 – White

From $80.00

Josephine No 2 – Universal

From $80.00

Josephine No 3 – Red

From $80.00

Josephine No 4 – Champagne

From $80.00

Josephine No 5 – Water

From $80.00

JOSEPHINE Decanter – Brilliant

$170.00

JOSEPHINE Decanter – Brilliant Magnum

$270.00

JOSEPHINE Starter Set

$450.00

JOSEPHINE Tasting Set

$300.00

JOSEPHINE Red Wine Set

$450.00

JOSEPHINE Magnum Set

$700.00

JOSEPHINE Fine Dining Set

$1,950.00

Care products: Linen Cloth and Brush

$35.00

Gift Card

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