Stemware: Can you taste the Eisch SensisPlus difference?

Have you ever opened a bottle of red wine, poured it into a glass, and immediately took a sip?

Perhaps, at first sip, you’re not sure if you like the wine so much. Then, you realize the wine needs to breathe. This is exactly the reason why so many open a bottle of wine and let it sit, use a decanter, or pour it through an aerator.

Until recently, I didn’t realize there was another method of enjoying your wine as soon as you open the bottle.

Turns out, a German company has come up with technology built into the wine glass.

Eisch Glaskultur has created the SensisPlus glass which looks like a normal wine glass but supposedly enhances the enjoyment of wine.

Naturally, we put it to the test! We compared the Eisch SensisPlus glass with the Eisch Superior glass to see if we noticed the difference.

We opened a bottle of Basel Cellars red wine and immediately poured the wine into each glass.

As for the aroma, we didn’t notice an immediate difference between the two glasses. However, the aromas coming from the SensisPlus glass became more vibrant much faster than in the Superior. With the SensisPlus, the aromas seemingly danced around in the glass.

First we tasted the wine in the SensisPlus glass. And yes, it did taste as if the wine came from a bottle opened an hour ago. The wine we tasted in the Superior glass wasn’t nearly as vibrant at this stage.

At first sip, the SensisPlus glass definitely enhanced the wine. But, after a few minutes, the gap started closing and the difference wasn’t nearly as noticeable.

The Eisch Glaskultur SensisPlus glass retails around $30 per glass. Which, for a high-end wine glass, isn’t that out of the ordinary. Every serious wine drinker needs some serious stemware, but it all comes down to brand preference.

Disclaimer: These Eisch Glaskultur glasses were sent by Balzac Communications & Marketing for review.