Stemless should have been marketed to us cognac drinkers who like to keep the liquor at a warmer temp by wrapping our hands around the snifter. Hey, if you really want a drink, coffee cups will do nicely! As long as they don't leak, they work for me!

As my father got older, his sense of distance changed and he kept knocking over stemmed glasses, so a stemless became a good option for him.

Here in good ol' Andalusia, one tends to receive ones' wine in whatever vessel is available at campo fiestas, and, like fish and chips or picnics..it always seems to taste better! But for indoors, whether it be formal or every evening, we do use stems.....we have also recently gone back to our gorgeous Waterford saucers for Champagne and heavy Czech crystal for red wines; we have decided that it is absolutely ridiculous "saving things" for once or twice a year, and if they are broken, they are broken...funnily enough, less by drunken dropping than by knocking on the tap or the wash/rinse divider of the sink!! i know one spills a bit in Champagne saucers, but I think a revival is needed...we love ours...even bought some cheap ones in a charity shop as standbys! To be honest, so long as the wine in question is more or less at a correct temperature......who cares! Hat x

The stemless glasses are hard for me to hold, almost always too big. Much prefer the stemmed glasses.

We use both stemmed (wine that is served chilled) and stemless (unchilled). I prefer stemmed glasses so the bowl stays pretty and clear - my nice stemware is hand-washed, the caterer's boxful of Pottery Barn stems goes in the dishwasher without a hitch.

We use both stemmed and stemless...probably stemless more for everyday. My mother-in-law was in the china/crystal business and gave us more than we could ever use. I don't use the more formal glasses that often...my taste is a bit more casual. However, I appreciate all the Waterford and other pieces that came from her. These glasses came from her collection... I get nervous even touching the ones with the gold. They're not exactly my taste, but I appreciate having them and the memories they hold.

I like both, but tend to use stemmed... I even have stems hanging from the winerack in the LQ of my horsetrailer....makes me feel at home anywhere.

I prefer stemmed for indoor but for stability - stemless double walled for outside. They also insulate (slightly), keep your hands from altering the temperature of the wine and if you're drinking chilled white, they don't sweat.

Both!

Your hands will warm the wine in your glass unless you hold it by the stem.

I drink only red and use whatever suits the occasion. For the Ren Fair pewter perhaps for fancy dinner party nothing beats the huge bowl shaped ones from Spain they allow you to swirl the wine to enjoy the nose and also release the full flavor for those who find them ridiculous . Typically I have always used stemmed but just got some souvenir stemless that I find myself using some since they are easier to clean as I hand wash my wine glasses for perfect clarity and to avoid breakage.

I like both! I feel the stemless is a bit more casual, so if its just a few friends over, or we're bbqing I like those. Stemmed are for the fancy wines :)

A wine expert will tell you that it is not just the stem that is important. The shape of the bowl, the cleanliness/residues of soap and even the type of glass/crystal that actually enhances or takes away from the wine. Of course if you typically drink chateau cardboard or el cheapo supermarket specials then the glass won't make much difference. If you are given a wine straight out of the refrigerator whether white or red, then holding the bowl of the glass can help to get it to the right temperature.

Well, while traveling in Europe last year, we dined at La Tinera in Lugano, Italy. We sat down at the table which had a small bowl for each of us. The waiter brought bread but no bread plates, so my husband put the bread in the bowl. The waiter returned to pour wine and informed my husband that the bowl was for the red wine. Who knew???!!! Sure enough, later we saw many of these bowls while shopping in the area. So I'm voting for stemless glasses.

I think stemless looks cool, but I prefer a glass with a stem.

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Definitely stemmed. I even use them camping in our Airstream Bambi.

Prefer stemmed. More formal, not as many fingerprints etc all over your glass and easier to manage for those with smaller or arthritic hands...like mine.

In South Korea, as an intrepid English instructor, I went hiking once with a family. When we got back to the bottom of the mountain we sat around eating snacks and drinking a beverage that almost reminded me of wine but out of small bowls. I'm pretty happy with either stemmed or stemless.

A regular wine glass has a bit of sophistication and class about it. A stemless wine glass is more casual and relaxed. Both are good and work in different settings. I prefer stemless in the summer when I'm out on the patio. However, I do have to say I would be discouraged if I went out to a restaurant and ordered an expensive bottle of wine and they poured it in a stemless wine glass.

While I prefer a stemmed glass if I'm setting a dining table, sipping from a glass while watching a movie at home or on the porch, when I walk outside or to the pool, it's definitely stemless and acrylic. I agree with some others that the stemless are less likely to get knocked over at a table. Ditto for sparkling wine & champagne -- flutes only (and Waterford is best!)

It seems agreed upon that reds need to be held by the glass for best flavor. Can someone whom is knowledgeable in wine tell me if red wine is opened, should it then be corked at room temp or placed in the refrigerator?

Regarding reds since that is all I drink it is more about the shape of the glass than if it has a stem. To appreciate the whole experience nose, color, structure, and taste as they are enhanced by the right shaped glass. If it is just inexpensive table wine then it probably doesn't matter as much but could enhance even that experience.

Depending on how serious you are about wine you can also decant or aerate it to open the flavors up. I aerate all my reds especially if it is rather young or definitely if it is a bit older. If you don't drink the whole bottle unless it is extremely hot in your house just put a bottle stopper in and think about inviting more people next time :)
It may be personal but reds served cold detract from the tasting as the coldness is the first thing you notice.

I voted for stemmed because that is what I use when entertaining but I like stemless the best. When I was a child and visited many of my Italian relatives (who made their own wines) wines were always served in small or medium stemless glasses (never thick glass). After meals or sitting out under grape arbors in the summer, it was often seen that the older men would take a piece of fruit for dessert and cut small wedges and dip it in the wine. And sometimes when we visited family members the older men would have their own special glasses for wine, they were never large glasses like they are now. Wine was taken from the barrels to a pitcher and then poured to small glasses. Now everything is super sized.

I have both and I use my stemless glasses to a more casual dinner especially when with lots of people: easy to use, less spill and breakage. I use the one with stem for my formal, sit down dinner: it is more elegant.

stemmed - they just make me feel "special" ;)

Why warm up a perfectly chilled white wine by holding the glass in your hands?

We preferred stemmed but we have both types. I find the stemless just get full of fingerprints and you end up warming your wine too much. Nice water glasses though

As long as it's wine, who cares which type of glass is used to serve it? I have all stemmed glasses as I've had them for a very long time-long before the stemless came along. Not buying new ones just because it's a new trend!

I like stemmed glasses because they're easier to hold and don't change the temperature of the wine while you're holding them.

Stemed to keep wine at correct temperature. After all, the taste is what we want!

When living in Tuscany, we often drank our wine out of juice glasses. I don't have a preference. It depends on the atmosphere. A nice 7 course dinner, or a dressy affair, give me a stem. A nice home cooked meal, around an informal table, no stem needed. Out at a picnic table in the vineyard....a jelly glass will do.

I have small hands so always risk dropping the glass if stemless, stems for me

Stemmed in general, but I have round tumblers, aka stemless glasses for outdoors to minimize tip overs.

I prefer stemmed inside and red solo cups out! ; - )

Kbhayes- you can have stems AND red solo cups!!

I prefer stem red wine glass,while it's single layer, it will keep alone without your body temperature especially when you are hot,this way can keep red wine in it's really taste.

I prefer stem red wine glass,while it's single layer, it will keep alone without your body temperature especially when you are hot,this way can keep red wine in it's really taste.

Stemmed are more versatile. If you know you're a red wino and that's all you'll ever drink or serve then stemless is great! I think it looks very modern. But if there is ever the possibility of serving a blush or white wine then stems are needed.

Love them both; depends on what situation I'm in but there's a time for both!

Here is my collection of glass. How many likes my selection.

Definitely with the stem, you don't want to warm up the glass with direct contact!

There's a sexiness to a stemmed wine glass that will never go out of style (I also don't care for stemless martini glasses for the same reason).

Stemless is classy.

Stem less is classy and fun!!!

regular glasses are beautiful but stemless glasses are more convenient...and they break on me a lot less :)

Stemmed, because holding the stem doesn't change the temperature of the liquid inside the glass, particularly if you're at a party where you may have to be holding your glass for a while.

stemmed. the stemless version looks like one step away from a sippy cup version of a wine glass.

Stems, there is just something classy and elegant about a stemmed glass.