The Jancis Robinson Precision Universal: one glass to rule them all

Affordable, top-end, classically fine glassware

We have some very smart glassware at Uncorked. Zalto and Sydonios are both extremely fine, and very distinct. But there's room for a cheaper alternative, and that has led us to stock the Jancis Robinson Precision Universal. It's elegant, with a classically tulip-shaped bowl and a fine rim. As a Universal glass, it's intended to maximise expression of any style of wine.

Unlike Zalto and Sydonios (which are mouth-blown), the Precision glass is machine made, which makes it a little more robust. And being machine-made, there's a level of consistency between individual glasses that is never quite possible with hand-made glasses.

Jancis Robinson says she never meant to go into hardware, but the possibility of a collaboration with designer Richard Brendon convinced her otherwise. They began with a mouth-blown version. A request from the hospitality industry for a slightly more robust version led to the machine-made Precision, and it was in a restaurant that I first came across them. We've already used them in some Uncorked tastings. A box of four is priced at a very reasonable £90. /NT

Offered subject to remaining unsold. Available immediately.To place an order, click on the items below or call 020 7638 5998