Silver Winner - Home Living Category
The govino "go anywhere wine glass" allows for enjoyment of fine wine in settings where breakable glass is not allowed or fine stemware is not available. The stemless, unbreakable "glass" is not made of glass at all, but from a flexible, BPA-free, odorless polymer, which reflects a wine's color and projects its aromatics much like expensive crystal. Designed into the glass is an ergonomic thumb notch on the side, giving the user a secure and comfortable grip for swirling and drinking wine. The notch also acts as a stem without a stem, preventing heat transfer into the beverage and potential finger smudging on the crystal-clear surface of the glass. The glass is shatterproof, reusable and 100% recyclable, and also works for other cold beverages as well.
Credits: Boyd Willat and Joseph T. Perrulli of govino™ / By the Glass
http://www.fastcodesign.com/idea-2010/govinotm-wine-glass
Govino Wins Silver Award
From www.dexigner.com
Online June 2010
Govino announced today that the govino wine glass received a Silver International Design Excellence Award.
As the jurors recognized, govino is an elegant and innovative take on the traditional wine glass.
It is a new brand of stem-less wine glass, giving both the wine consumer and the wine industry a shatterproof wine glass that looks and performs like hand-blown crystal but at a fraction of the price.
The govino wine glass is made of a high-quality, proprietary, food/pharmaceutical safe BPA-free PETG, which reflects the wine's color and aromatics much like crystal.
The composition makes govino totally recyclable, but better yet govino is reusable.
The ergonomic thumb-notch makes wine swirling easy and allows for a comfortable wine-drinking experience.
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From The Star- Telegram via the web - July 2, 2010
by Paige McGlothlin
Summer parties often mean wine -- good wine in bad plastic glasses. The solution? These shatterproof glasses by Govino were designed for wine-lovers. They're made from a special kind of polymer that helps keep the bouquet intact. They also have a little indentation for your thumb, to help you swirl your vino before you sip. In June, the glasses won a design excellence award from the Industrial Design Society of America in the "home living" category. The glasses are reusable but need to be hand-washed. After an extended period of time, toss them in the recycle bin. Glasses stand 4.4 inches high. Set of 4, $12. Get them in the gift shop of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth.
[In My Neighborhood] Barnsdall Summer Fridays
From The Los Feliz Ledger - via the web - July 1, 2010
by Rona Edwards - Ledger Columnist
photo by Jennifer J.Pan
OLIVE HILL—Summer in Los Angeles means the Hollywood Bowl, Disneyland and the beach. But more recently summer is also known for “Barnsdall Fridays”. Every Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. through Labor Day weekend, Barnsdall Art Foundation and Silverlake Wine host wine tasting at the top of Olive Hill on the west lawn of the Hollyhock House. For $20 you can imbibe four wines (usually white, rose and two reds) and for an additional $15, you can tour Hollyhock House, built between 1919 and 1921 by Frank Lloyd Wright for independent oil heiress and patron of the arts, Aline Barnsdall.
Barnsdall was Wright’s first Los Angeles project. He called it California “Romanza”—a musical term meaning “freedom to make one’s own form.” Barnsdall enlisted Wright to build a theatre colony and artists’ community. Now, it is owned by the city of Los Angeles and promotes artistic endeavors through the non-profit Barnsdall Art Foundation.
On Fridays, families and couples bring baskets of food and blankets sprawl out on the vast lawn overlooking the city. The deejay spins music and everyone watches the sun set. If you don’t bring your own food, there’s gourmet gastronomy off of trendy L.A. Street Food trucks: Let’s Be Frank (healthy nitrate free dogs), Cool Haus (great ice cream sandwiches with your choice of flavor and cookie sandwich) or Dosssa Truck (Indian Masala dishes). Each offers a good alternative to the picnic basket. Silverlake Wine provides Govino Wine and ecco-friendly, reusable glasses that you can take home. They even have a thumb indentation to help steady the glass.
Tickets must be bought in advance online (there’s an additional 90 cent service charge). The Hollyhock tour sells out, so book ahead. Proceeds benefit the Barnsdall Art Foundation.
For information: http://barnsdall.org or http://friday.barnsdall.org or www.silverlakewine.com
Go Anywhere Glass
From Ready Made Magazine, June/July 2010
by Alexa Fornoff
Photographed by Levi Brown
Shatterproof, reusable, recyclable, and easy on the eyes, a Govino wine glass satisfies your outdoor stemware needs. Sure, it's not actually crystal, but the polymer will sparkle and perform just like it's fancier counterparts. A strategically placed thumb notch helps with grip. Cheers to that! $12 or a set of four, govinowine.com
Life's a Picinic
From Town & Country Magazine, print June 2010
Edited by Melinda Page
Photographed and styled by Anita Calero
The Summer's Best repasts are those that are taken outdoors. Enhance the experience with the right accessories, and enjoy nature's banquet.
The Tools - The Glasses
From Details Magazine, print and online March 2010
by Rob Willey
The problem with fine stemware is that it cracks like a lightbulb at the slightest ding. These shatterproof wonders solve that problem with a sturdy polymer composition—while flattering your drink the way crystal does. When they lose their luster, just recycle them and buy more. (Govino wineglasses, $3 each, govinowine.com)
FromSavuer, online December, 2009
Spruce up an outdoor dinner or happy hour with Govino's shatterproof wine glasses. These stemless vessels are an unbreakable and unbeatable way to enjoy wine during a picnic, and are even easier to handle than glass because of their ergonomic thumb notches. $11.95 for a set of four.
Tastes: Shatterproof
By Robert Taylor
From Wine Spectator magazine, September 30, 2008 issue
Sometimes it seems as if "new and improved" wineglasses hit the shelves on a weekly basis. But the new GoVino "go anywhere" wineglass does indeed bring something new to the table.
First of all, it's not a wineglass at all—it's made of thermoplastic polymer resin. For those not wearing a lab coat, that's plastic that does not impart any aromas and reflects a liquid's—in this case, wine's—color and aromatics in much the same way as crystal.
The shatterproof, flexible GoVino stemless wine vessel (www.govinowine.com; $3 each) provides an alternative to drinking from waxy paper, flimsy plastic or environmentally unsound Styrofoam cups anywhere that delicate crystal stemware is not an option—think barbecues, picnics and pool parties.
Holiday Gifts on a Budget
These seven perfect presents for the wine and food lover on your list offer form, function and fiscal good cheer
4th December 2008
by Robert Taylor
Belts are tightening around the world, but that shouldn't stop you from brightening the holiday season for that special wine lover in your life. We've compiled some of the best wine gifts we've come across this year, with an emphasis on value. Most of the gift ideas listed here are priced at less than $20, promising that both your present's recipient and your accountant will have something to smile about.
GoVino ($3 each; govinowine.com) Sometimes it seems as if "new and improved" wineglasses hit the shelves on a weekly basis. But the new GoVino "go anywhere" wineglass does indeed bring something new to the table.
First of all, it's not a glass at all—it's made of thermoplastic polymer resin. For those not wearing a lab coat, that's plastic that does not impart any aromas and reflects a liquid's—in this case, wine's—color and aromatics in much the same way as crystal.
The shatterproof, flexible GoVino stemless wine vessel provides an alternative to drinking from waxy paper, flimsy plastic or environmentally unsound Styrofoam cups anywhere that delicate crystal stemware is not an option—think barbecues, picnics and pool parties. GoVino's glasses are also reusable, dishwasher safe and 100 percent recyclable.
Picnicking Supplies: Wine glasses
20th August 2009
by Evan Kleinman
You don't have to drink wine out of a paper cup anymore. Introducing shatterproof, plastic wine glasses from Govino that look like crystal. Some KCRW subscribers picked up a four-pack in our recent pledge drive. They're perfect for picnicking or at the Hollywood Bowl. The only drawback is they're not stackable, but they do have a place for your thumb (see the notch?). And, they're recyclable, which is always good.
govinowine.com.
The GOODS - "When Summer Beckons the Picnet Basket Hears the Call"
No More Tipsy-Topsy!
19th July 2009
by Barbara Mahany
The only question here is: Why didn't we think of this? A wine glass that dares you to knock it over. It has ditched the stem. It has done away with the glass (it's shatterproof and recyclable). It even has a thumb imprint so you get a better grip.
Cost: $2.99
govinowine.com.
Wine on the Beach
by Ray Isle - Wine Editor
It's that time of year here in NYC where people decamp every Friday afternoon for the Hamptons, the sort of beachy destination that can either be a breezy, charming getaway or a socialite-ridden horrorshow, depending on how you play it. But no matter which you prefer, beach destinations pose that annual quandary—glassware and bare feet. Running barefoot over broken Riedels isn't my idea of fun, but drinking premier cru Chablis out of a styrofoam cup isn't either (though, given the choice, I'll take the styro-Chablis over the shredded feet).
That's why I'm fond of these nifty stemless plastic wine glasses from govino (see below). They're not offensive to the eye, they're easy to clean, they're recycleable (why not), and they do not contain "bisphenol-A," whatever that is. Whew. More to the point, they're convenient and they're cheap—$2.99 apiece. I mentioned them in my segment on beach-safe wines on Weekend Today a couple of weeks ago, but I thought they were worthy of a mention here as well.
'Crystal' That's Shatter-Free
23 April 2009
by Marianne Rohrlich
Govino, a new stemless wine glass, looks like crystal but isn't. The glass, which was originally created for wine tastings by Boyd Willat, a product designer, and Joseph Perrulli, a former wine wholesaler, is made of pharmaceutical-grade plastic, so it is unbreakable, reusable and recyclable after many uses. A notch makes it comfortable to hold, and a moat in the bottom allows for swirling. Available in a set of four, for $12, at the shop at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street (Fifth Avenue), (212) 849-8355, or at www.govinowine.com.
See the govino wine glass featured on the today show! click here to view!
For the Ultimate in Enjoyment...
By Sara Settegast Hare
online: June - July, 2009
For anyone who has ever crushed a glass in a picnic basket, here’s what you’ve been waiting for: Govino.These generously sized (16-ounce) tumbler-style wine glasses are made of food-safe, pharmaceutical-grade polymer—that’s recyclable plastic (type 1) to most of us.
The plastic glass curves in your hand (bend your brain around that one!) and is designed to reflect a wine’s color and aromatics much like crystal. It has an ergonomic thumb notch on one side for slip-proof swirling and sipping. Recyclable and reusable, Govinos are shatterproof. Drop ‘em, toss ‘em and take ‘em poolside, they are good to, uh, go ... Govino. Nice name.
My glassware facination continues
By Elise Loehnen
online: June 15, 2009
I love wine glasses: Goblets, short tumblers, intricate Czech versions. I have so much glassware in fact, that it takes up exactly 1/3 of all of my cabinet space. That is 1/3 of ALL of the cabinet space in my kitchen. It probably makes me look like an alcoholic, but I don't care (I don't cook anyway, so who needs pots and pans!). When I was browsing through the Cooper Hewitt Design Shop the other week, I happened across these, and I've been thinking about them ever since. (To avoid impulse buys in this particular category, I always make myself wait a few days before pulling the trigger.) They're actually made from durable plastic—they were designed for wine professionals to take to trade shows to showcase their wares—and will theoretically last forever. The random thumb indent is pretty awesome, though the most genius part is that a set of four just costs $12.
Govino Wine Glasses - Chic, stemless, plastic
12 February 2009
GoVino plastic wine glasses (www.govinowine.com) solve many problems-no longer will you accidentally break the stem off a wine glass while animatedly telling a story. Instead, you can clutch the chic stemless plastic glass, toss it to the ground and only suffer some lost wine rather than the glass itself. (The indentation on the side makes for an even firmer grip.) Although hugely popular on the open market, they were originally designed exclusively for professional wine tasters. All good things should be shared, so now you too can get yourself a set. These 16-ounce glasses go for $2.99 apiece. Even if you did break one, for the price of a grande Starbucks coffee, you can replace it.-Denise Shoukas
Our specialty foods archive page will introduce you to more specialty food trends.
Govino Wine Glasses
By CH Contributor, Ariston Anderson, 4 February 2009
We've broken more wine glasses than we care to remember. And forget about putting out the good stuff at parties, but drinking wine out of a plastic cup kills the taste. However, not all plastic cups are created equally. Made of shatterproof thermoplastic polymer resin, Govino wine glasses are designed just like crystal stemless ware. And like crystal, there is no leaching that might alter the body and aroma of the wine. Better still, a handy thumb notch provides the perfect level for a pour.
After extended use, the glasses are meant to be recycled. They're perfect for entertaining guests, taking on the roof or anywhere else you wouldn't take the breakables. Purchase a four-pack for $12 on the Govino site.
Discovery: Govino Plastic Wineglasses
By Lynne Char Bennett
From the San Francisco Chronical, Friday January 9th 2009
Reusable but eventually recyclable, tulip-shaped Govino wineglasses are stemless and perfect for picnics, outdoor parties or wherever wine meets the outdoors.
Govino - made from a sturdy and unbreakable food-safe thermoplastic polymer resin - behaves more like crystal than a thin disposable plastic cup. Govino's shape allows plenty of swirling and a thumb indentation helps provide a secure grip, which could be handy if you're at a rowdy gathering.
Each 16-ounce glass can be filled to exactly 6 ounces if you pour to the midpoint of the thumb notch. Hand wash recommended.Individual glasses, $2.50-$3; four-packs, $12.
Available at Oakville Grocery, both outposts of PlumpJack Wines and at govinowine.com.
Yum's Summer Must Haves
By Yum Sugar
online: September 2, 2008
For me, September means hoarding as much Summer produce as possible before it's gone and savoring each day of beautiful weather — while we still have it— with pool parties, picnics, and fireside campouts. On the social front, this month also brings more political banter as we approach the presidential election. Here are five of my essentials for September.
These stemless, plastic Govino wine glasses ($11.96 for four) bring elegance anywhere — we even saw them at the Outside Lands music festival!
Picnic perfect LA TImes article - March 26, 2008
This tulip-shaped, stemless glass is elegant yet shatterproof.
It's the dilemma of the picnic season: go with glassware for that bottle of Beaujolais, or play it safe with disposables? This reusable plastic glass offers a practical solution. The tulip-shaped, stemless glass is elegant yet shatterproof -- so you can wedge it between the salumi and cheese without worries. Eating with your fingers? No problem. There's a handy thumb indention so slightly slippery hands can keep a grip.
-- Jenn Garbee
Get a grip: Govino wine glasses have a handy dent. Made of plastic, they’re unbreakable and reusable.
Photo by: Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times
govino June 18th, 2008 - The Press Democrat, Dan Berger
"The 16-ounce, thumb-notched, stemless wonder has a brilliant design since
it is tulip-shaped and thus ideal for swirling, which is mandatory for fine
wine.
...the "glass" works like a charm with almost no drawbacks. When filled to
the thumb indentation, it holds 6 ounces or so and is large enough to swirl
for maximum aromatic impact. It is also fine in the top rack of the
dishwasher, virtually unbreakable and remains crystal clear after many
uses."
I Am a Plastic Cup July 9, 2008 - Daily Candy San Francisco
GoVino Wine Glasses
sip it real good!
These days, you could get beat down for claiming that plastic is fantastic. But you’ll never turn your back on AmEx — buy handbag now, pay later? Yes, indeedy.
Another exception? GoVino plastic wine glasses.
The snazzy, unbreakable goblets were originally created by industry pros for wine tasting. But when designers Joseph Perrulli (Napa local and wine aficionado) and Boyd Willat (Sensa pen creator) realized that their product was in public demand, they began selling to specialty stores, and now the stemless tumblers are flying off shelves.
Each one holds up to sixteen ounces and has a convenient indention for gripping your libation. Plus, at $2.50 apiece, you can stock up without breaking the bank.
Proving that sometimes plastic does make perfect.
New Product - Calgary Herald - Sunday, May 18, 2008
Most wine lovers, of course, prefer to drink their vino from glass -- preferably expensive crystal.
But if you're on a picnic or camping, it doesn't make financial sense to pack the Riedel, even if you're planning to drink something great. But drinking out of a big clunky plastic cup? Yuk. And Styrofoam? Even worse.
That's where the new Govino wine tumblers come in handy. First, they're plastic, a pharmacy-grade shatterproof plastic that's recyclable (where facilities exist) and -- knock on wood -- doesn't contain any nasty stuff. They're also affordable -- about $3 a tumbler. And believe it or not, they're actually quite sexy, at least for a plastic glass. They have thin rims, and they look a bit like the stemless Riedel tumblers. Look for them at Bin 905 or, if you're heading to the Okanagan, at Mission Hill Estate Winery. Or check out govinowine.com for more information.
-- Shelley Boettcher