Where to buy basic stemware?

Cost Plus has some deals in basic stemware - they even have some at around $1.50/stem, but they are a little delicate. They have several styles under $10

Assuming that by Bordeaux glasses, you mean the oversized 8" x 3" type, your choices will be limited. Spiegelau offers some of the better priced glasses, and Google shows that BeverageFactory.com (a firm I've never heard of but which has plenty of customer feedback) is selling

6-packs of Spiegelau Festival Bordeaux glasses for $38 ($6.35 per stem). For the quantities you want, you might be able to get a better price.

Mark Lipton

Ikea is another possibility, and Target and Bed Bath & Beyond carry some Reidel/Speigelau knockoffs, unsure re quality,.

But I'd go for the Schott Zweisel "Tritan" ones, at $8 per (Crate and Barrel carries under name "Loire" but they are the same glass- you can see marker on base of stem). Good lines, reasonably thin lips, but hard to break and dishwasherable. More expensive, but will last much longer.

Thanks Mark!

I don't know how I missed that whole Festival series?! Looks like the best price/quality break so far!

Jerry

Thanks Ronin!

I hit their website and found something strange...they have white wine glasses for about $1.50 each but if you want red wine glasses they are around $7 each!?! Maybe it's just what they have in stock on their website.

For less than $7 it looks like I can get the Spiegelau Festival's.

If I don't find anything better, I'll order these tomorrow.

A friend of mine said I can get some from SYSCO for less but I would need a commercial account.

Thanks! Gerald

Good size and you won't wince when you hear the inevitable crash.

Depends what you mean. As you know, the "taster" glasses are no longer made. The IKEA "Bordeaux" glasses are of low quality, they break very easily, they are not a good deal.

Cheers

Nils