Titanium Crystal Glasses

Tritan is Schott's Zwiesel's brand name for their titanium process. The glasses are attractive, very sturdy and extremely well priced, plus they are dishwasher safe. I use them in our restaurant and the breakage has gone down significantly. The two lines to look at are Diva and Top Ten.

Mark is correct, Tritan = Schott Zwiesel. In addition to Diva and Top Ten, there is the Enoteca and Forte. I haven't tried Enoteca (very expensive), but have a strong preference for the Forte and Top Tens over Diva. I like the feel better, and the Divas are also easiest to break (where stem meets bowl). Though all are WAY tougher than regular crystal. I'd also caution to check sizes. First ones I had were the Diva Bordeaux stems, a gift. They're a bit ridiculous, about a foot tall. The Forte Bdx stems are a very good 9" or so. But if size matters to you...... Brentwood Wine has most of the lines, and good pictures and dimensions.

wife bought some at Sam's club(costco). same shape as the big Bordeaux glass from reidel. friend in restaurant biz came over and said....there are great, can't break them" and proceeded to bang two together to show they were very very sturdy.

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and the Tritan Forte glasses are $54.95 for 6, Diva glasses are $64.95 for 6 and the Carat glasses are $74.95 for 6. I find the Diva glasses equally as attractive in weight, design and size as Riedel Sommeliers for almost 1/10 the price. They are a little too large for most dishwashers, though.

Mark

I have yet to put them to the test, though I see other respondents have, with good results, but ordered a set for my "travel" stemware kit, in hopes that they will survive the "carry-on" baggage issues. I had plenty of leaded crystal stems to fit into the padded pouch, but decided to hedge bets and go with the Tritans. I'll let you know how they do on several future trips.

Hunt