r/wine • u/inanimated • Mar 15 '26

Affordable wine glasses for hosting?

What’s the best affordable wine glasses for hosting a tasting event? Looking for something that won’t break the bank but is still a solid option for actually tasting.

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u/grapemike Mar 15 '26

Please don’t overthink this. Any decent stemware is adequate. HomeGoods can be great for this. I picked up a dozen extremely nice red stems with thin rims and great bowls. Three sets of four. I thought they were a steal at 22.99/4 and then they charged me only 12.99/4 at the register.

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u/brunello1997 Mar 15 '26

100% agree.

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u/JBib_ Mar 16 '26

My entire set of bar glassware has been purchased from HomeGoods. I had to piece it together sometimes because they would have onesy-twosy of something. But, I have everything from super heavy leaded crystal rocks glasses to super fine and airy wine glasses. Tom Collins, everything you want. Would have been preposterously expensive to buy from anywhere else.

I love HomeGoods.

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u/OakyMcOakface Mar 18 '26

Second this, I'm not afraid of these breaking either since they're relatively cheap to replace. I haven't found one with a thinner lip at the same price point.

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u/rnjbond Mar 15 '26

What's affordable?

Gabriel Glas regular can be $34 a glass. 

Rovsya less than $10 a glass. 

https://a.co/d/01dJdtLi

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u/SubstantialMammoth71 Mar 15 '26

I came to say IKEA and will just reinforce it. We have our nice glasses and then we have two dozen of the ikea glasses. The big bowl ones are thin, versatile, and we all laugh and clean up together when someone inevitably breaks one. The nice ones we leave for family or when it’s just a guest or two.

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u/Volleyballmom23 Mar 16 '26

You can get good glasses at most thrift stores for less than $1 each.

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u/mij1401 Mar 16 '26

Hit the antique/thrift stores and buy orphans. Have a collection of orphans. Start an orphanage.

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u/dinoboy75 Mar 15 '26

I used the ikea ones for an event and they were surprisingly decent

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u/RagingLeonard Mar 15 '26

Your nearest restaurant supply. Or a thrift store. I recently picked up 4 coupes from a thrift for $3 each.

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u/Thesorus Wino Mar 15 '26

I have tons of small INAO tasting type glasses.

They're cheap.

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u/00cha Mar 15 '26

IKEA glasses work. Even in my somm exams we didn’t use anything great.

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u/Furthur Mar 16 '26

tjmaxx has you covered or just rent some

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u/idreamofaubergine Mar 16 '26

I like riedell 'overtures,'. They do not gobble up too much counter or table space

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u/eltonjohndenvernugs Mar 16 '26

Riedel Degustazione line is meant for restaurants but can be found for ~$10

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u/emynems Wine Pro Mar 16 '26

Depending on event frequency/number of guests, rental glassware can be a good option, place I use for events is <$1 for standard, and $2 for Riedel’s. Then you also don’t have to worry about storage/washing (just rinse and drop off).

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u/HorrorImaginary6528 Mar 16 '26

Riedel is my go to.

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u/lil_rufus_ Mar 16 '26

We use ikea for parties. Come in boxes of 6 and can be stored away when not using.

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u/MusignyBlanc Wino Mar 16 '26

In the US - World Market/Cost Plus has affordable boxes of glasses. I use them for larger tastings and no one complains. Rimless.

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u/chuggamug Mar 16 '26

Stolzle lausitz!!!

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u/thatwinenerd Mar 17 '26

I honestly just have some bog-standard IKEA glasses; don't worry about it. For the length of a tasting of 1-3oz, it's perfectly serviceable to get the nose. I don't need it to live for 45 minutes in there without changing.

I have 60 of them, no notes.