The first time I used a large tumbler wine glass, I thought it looked a little silly. Proportionately it looked very large in my hand, like I was carrying around a decanter! I quickly became a convert of the larger glasses though. They hold more wine and it's easier to aerate the wine. With the wider opening you can really get your nose in there and inhale the beautiful aromas. If you're really picky, there's a wine glass for almost every varietal...
...but much like wine itself, stemware isn't cheap. Some are mass produced, some hand blown, the sky's the limit. And contrary to what the marketing might say, ALL will break on you. I've gone through 20 in the last year and a half. I'm not unusually clumsy, they are very fragile. You'll break them while hand washing, you'll break them bumping into another glass and I'm not convinced a shrill scream won't break them... Riedel makes a line of crack resistant glasses, but they don't seem any tougher than others.
If you don't own a set of larger glasses, I highly recommend giving them a try, they will greatly enhance your wine drinking experience. Bargain shop them though, they won't be your first set!
Cheers!
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