Alba 410ml Plimsoll Red Wine Taster

Description

Full-bodied reds need room to develop, and the wider bowl on this taster answers that directly, offering more surface area than a standard tasting glass. Sparkx crystal carries through from the white wine version, keeping colour reading accurate thanks to its lead-free, colour-neutral formulation. Above the 150ml certified line sits generous headspace for aroma, with custom branding fitting cleanly on the lower bowl. Capacity totals 410ml.

Sparkx Crystal Material: Sparkx crystal is a high-tech, lead-free glass developed to deliver complete colour neutrality and outstanding optical brilliance, giving tasters an accurate read on a wine's exact hue and clarity. Its formulation was shaped through direct collaboration with sommeliers and tasting professionals, rather than adapted from standard glassware. The result is a material built with precision tasting as the primary goal.

Measure Line (150ml): A Plimsoll line is a calibrated pour line etched or printed onto glassware, marking an exact serve level, originally borrowed from the shipping industry where it indicated safe loading limits. On this glass, the single horizontal line sits at 150ml, helping staff serve a standard wine measure every time. It's a small detail that makes portion control effortless for busy venues.

Broader Bowl for Aeration: The wider bowl diameter on this taster gives full-bodied red or white wines a larger surface area to breathe, helping flavour and aroma develop more fully before assessment. It leaves a generous aromatic headspace above the 150ml fill point, so scent has room to build rather than escape immediately. This shape suits wines that benefit from a longer, more deliberate aeration process.

Dishwasher Endurance: Testing confirms this glass can handle over 2,000 industrial dishwasher cycles before showing any signs of clouding or reduced brilliance. That kind of longevity matters for venues where glassware goes through wash cycles daily, cutting down on replacement costs over time. It's built to keep performing at a professional standard well beyond typical glassware lifespans.

Features

• Material: Sparkx Crystal
• Capacity: 410ml
• Bowl Shape: Wide Diameter
• Pour Marking: 150ml Line
• Headspace: Generous Aroma Room
• Wash Rating: 2000+ Cycles
• Sommelier-Developed Design
• Popular With Restaurants
• Pad Printing (Not Dishwasher Safe)
• Laser Etching (Dishwasher Safe)
• Packaging: Bulk Packed

Branding Options

There are three ways we can brand this glassware, and the right one depends on how it will be used and washed.

Pad Printing is our standard method and the pricing shown on this page. The logo is pad printed onto the glass and cured in a low fire oven. Pad printed glasses are hand wash only and not dishwasher safe.

Decal Printing is the upgrade for commercial use. The decal is fired in a high temperature kiln, which fuses it to the glass and makes it guaranteed dishwasher safe. It costs more than pad printing, so contact our sales team for a price.

Laser Etching is also priced on this page. The logo is etched into the surface for a permanent frosted finish that's dishwasher safe and will never fade.