VINUM Sauvignon Blanc/Dessert Wine Glass

I was excited to get these beautiful Riedel classes. The are a work of art to look at and they will make an amazing bell tone if you run your wet finger around the rim. I also like the way the bottom is flatter and fits nicely into my palm. I bought these to replace a Riedel red wine glass that we had for years before it cracked. We have a rule at our house: never wash the wine glasses after drinking and never put them in the dishwasher. This has worked well for years and was strictly followed with these glasses. So the morning after there first use I set about hand washing the glasses. In the drying process I used what I thought was a very light touch with the towel and one of the glasses shattered. I was shocked! These glasses are super fragile. I measured the thickness of the glass with a micrometer and found it to be 0.025 inch at the rim (a good business card is about 0.020 inch). I measured one of our older Riedel glasses and it was 0.035 inch at the rim. That 0.010 makes a big difference!