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The glass is the brainchild of Swiss-German wine writer Ren Gabriel, who developed it with Austrian glass innovator Siegfried Seidl and launched it in 2010. The glass has a unique selling point, as well as ticking the most important boxes for any great glass: it feels great in the hand and on the lip, and makes wine look, smell and taste the best it can. Its singularity lies in the fact that it is a universal glass a single design that works for red and white wines, be they still, sparkling or sticky.

One of America’s most respected wine bloggers, David White of Terroirist.com, saw the uptake of the universal glass by the general wine-drinking public as one of the three key trends of 2015. This he contrasts with the varietal-specific model espoused by Riedel, which by now has sprawled as far as a bespoke Coca-Cola glass. ‘Unsurprisingly, wine enthusiasts are starting to rebel, ” writes White. ‘Restaurants are simplifying their stemware and offering patrons one type of glass for every type of wine. Oenophiles, too, are clearing out their cupboards and moving toward one-for-all glasses. This year, expect consumers and industry leaders alike to fawn over Gabriel-Glas. The company produces just one glass and it has quickly become my favourite. “

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