Ep 472: David Kong, CEO of GlasVin -- the best new handblown glasses to hit the market

Wine for Normal People

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🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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We have never before had on a glassware producer because, in the past, it has been a very limited field. One company dominated and sometimes their products made no sense because, like many things in wine, there were too many options and not enough differentiation for normal wine drinkers.

https://glas.vin/

But in recent years new glassware companies have burst onto the scene. I’ve tried many, many of those glasses, but the only one that actually captured my attention and that I decided to use as more than a sample was GlasVin. They are very light, very thin, and yet more durable than some of their competitors.

GlasVin was founded in 2020 by David Kong, who left his job at a hedge fund to start the company and today, his mission is to deliver handcrafted glasses at affordable prices. He was a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient in 2022 and today he joins to tell us about the glassware industry and how he created what I think are the best new glasses to hit the market.

David Kong, CEO of GlasVin

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wine for Normal People, the podcast for people who like wine, but not the snobbery
0:12.6	that goes with it.
0:16.0	I'm your host, Elizabeth Schneider, author of the Wine for Normal People book, and certified
0:20.0	wine dork.
0:21.0	And I'm MC Ice, just a wine-loving normal person.
0:24.3	This podcast is sponsored by Wine Access, my go-to source for the best selection of interesting
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0:42.7	Hey, just a heads up.
0:44.1	If you're interested in ordering glass vans after you listen to this podcast, David has
0:49.5	been so nice in offering us a coupon.
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0:57.6	And if you're a patron, go on patron, there's even a sweeter deal there.
1:01.3	Now let's get to the show.
1:03.4	We have never before had on a glassware producer because in the past, it's been a very limited
1:09.7	field.
1:10.7	One company dominated, I think we all know who that is.
1:13.8	And sometimes their products made no sense because like many things in wine, there are
1:19.4	too many options and not enough differentiation for normal wine drinkers.
1:23.8	But in recent years, new glassware companies have burst onto the scene.
1:27.8	And I have tried many, many of those glasses.
	...

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