We’re not a plastic-tumbler-used-outdoors kind of family. Maybe if we had lots of young kids around we would have to be, but that isn’t the case for the time being. So I am always on the lookout for a sturdy real glass that doesn’t make me nervous to have around the pool.
Cue the Bee Glass from La Rochère. I’d always seen these glasses in the homes of my fancier friends when I was growing up, but I had no idea where they came from. Then the other day we were in Bordeaux looking for martini glasses (which always break because we keep them in our freezer), and I spotted these, in all shapes and sizes: tumblers short and tall, tea cups, and this super sturdy wine glass. I figured we would give it a go! When I got home I did my research, and now I like them even more: La Rochère is the oldest continuously running glass factory in Europe—over 500 years—and the bee references Napoleon as well as Provence. So we opened one of our favorite bottles of Provençal rosé to road-test the glass, and it’s perfect!
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