Why this wine glasse earns its place
The Open Up range exists for a single reason: most wine isn't born ready to drink, and most venues pour a lot of it at once. A standard wine glass is neutral; this one works. The angled bowl isn't decoration—it's function. Surface area and geometry matter; they change how oxygen reaches the wine and how you perceive it.
The engineering behind this is real. Pour a young, tannic wine into this glass and leave it five minutes. The acid softens, the tannins round out, and the wine becomes more itself. That's not magic; that's geometry. A 400ml (14 oz) capacity gives you proper pour volume without cramping the wine, and the stem keeps your hand's warmth off the liquid. The 231mm height reads as elegant on a formal table without being fragile or precious.
This glass works for everything from house wine to list selections. Sommeliers and chefs pair wine to food; this glass pairs wine to itself, bringing out what's actually in the bottle rather than masking it. In a restaurant where the wine list is intentional—even if intentional means "these are our best value bottles"—the Open Up communicates that intent to the drinker.
