Orrefors Difference Mature Wine Glasses, Set of 2

Designed by Swedish artist Erika Lagerbielke, a unique suite of wine glasses explicitly created to enhance flavor and bouquet brings a new dimension to the enjoyment of fine wine. Form and function have been carefully tested, with the creation of "Difference" being the work of one of Sweden's foremost stemware designers, Erika Lagerbielke, who collaborated closely with wine connoisseur Bengt-Goran Kronstam.

Unlike other wine glasses, Difference is designed to reflect the wine's maturity rather than grape variety or region, which often demand many different types of glass. In the Difference concept, all that is needed are two glasses for red wines (young and mature), two glasses for white wines (dry/crisp and fruit), one glass for champagne (tall and narrow to conserve the bubbles, yet gently curved to capture the bouquet) and a small glass for sweet dessert wines.

All Difference glasses have their own distinctive design idiom - their large bowls are strikingly curved, their stems slender and tall, bringing elegance and beauty to the glass. The broad foot, meanwhile, adds visual and physical stability. "I probably worked on Difference more than on any other design, both aesthetically and functionally," says Erica Lagerbielke, who in 2002 celebrated her twentieth anniversary as an Orrefors designer.

It takes seven craftsmen to make one individual glass, and they are also sold as single glasses. The Difference glasses are made from lead-free material, and handwashing is preferred.

Form and function have been carefully tested, and the Difference concept brings a new dimension to the enjoyment of fine wine. Erika Lagerbielke, one of Sweden's foremost stemware designers, collaborated with wine connoisseur Bengt-Goran Kronstam to create this unique suite of wine glasses that are designed to reflect the wine's maturity rather than grape variety or region.

The Difference glasses have a distinctive design idiom, with large, strikingly curved bowls, slender and tall stems, and a broad foot that adds visual and physical stability. Erica Lagerbielke, who has been an Orrefors designer for 20 years, says she probably worked on Difference more than on any other design, both aesthetically and functionally.

Each Difference glass is handmade by seven craftsmen, and they are also sold as single glasses. The glasses are made from lead-free material, and handwashing is preferred.

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