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It’s the annual summertime dilemma: You want to enjoy good wine in good glasses at your outdoor events, but you don’t want to risk broken glass all over your patio, not to mention how annoyed you’d be if someone smashed your precious Vinum stems.

Luckily, acrylic glassware is getting better and better all the time, and there are some truly sophisticated options these days.

For instance, there’s the stylish and shatterproof Schott Zwiesel Tour outdoor glasses for Crate & Barrel. Contemporary in design, generous of bowl, resistant to breakage and made from an acrylic with crystal-like brilliance, these come in both stemmed and stemless versions, perfect for reds, whites, rosés, spritzes and even the clumsiest of your guests. crateandbarrel.ca

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Not shatterproof, but casual and easygoing enough for the backyard, Riedel’s Happy O Wine Tumbler combines the shape of a Vinum bowl with the tradition of the casual stemless wine glass and just a splash of cheerful colour. riedel.com

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