Do you cringe at the thought of having to clean your wine glasses?

So, if you read this blog, you love to drink wine too.

I bet you also cringe at the thought of having to clean the glasses after. The delicate glass, stem, always leaves water stain, can I or can I not put it in the dishwasher? glasses. And, if you are anal retentive like yours truly, you dread the water stain and soap scum smell that can come in your next wine drinking experience if you don't wash them right.

So, for those of you that want a short and sweet answer. Can I have good wine glasses and just put them in the dishwasher and let that work it's magic? The answer is YES. Riedel wine glasses, which are great for all sorts of varietals and can be found at your local Target, can be simply placed in the dishwasher.

Now, for those of you that prefer to safe-keep your wine glasses and hand wash them, here is your saving grace - the wine drying rack.

This little purchase (I would check Amazon) literally changed my life. No longer was I left to stand my wine glasses up to dry and let water/soap just sit to dry off. No, no, life is full of clean and streak free wine glass drinking. Once you get your hand washing routine down (mine is use the sponge to clean the outside, rim and inside followed by 3-4 rinses of water inside and outside the glass), you can then hang it on this fancy-smanchy rack to dry and allow all extra water and left-over soap to nicely fall out.

I love the above example because what does it also show?? That's right! A decanter! You can use the larger space between the wine stem rows to hang your decanter to dry.


You can now happily drink your wine and not be afraid of the cleaning aftermath.

Cheers!