8 best picnic wine glasses that make park-time sipping even sweeter

Best: Overall

Rating: 10/10

We love these chunky little numbers. They’re incredibly durable, and look as good as new, wash after wash. The plastic is thick, yes, but the capacity is more modest (something we came to value during testing), so they didn’t feel ridiculously heavy. The other obvious bonus to this is they were easy to stick in a picnic basket. The green hue is stylish, and the texture of the plastic makes them look like they’re super-trendy glass – these didn’t at all look plasticky.

Best: Fun wine glasses

Rating: 9/10

When we got these bad boys out, everyone made a pleasing “oooh” noise, and other than actually holding wine, what more do you want from a picnic wine glass? They hold a lot of liquid – we used them for Pimms too because they’re more than up to the task. At 21cm high, they’re not the smallest of wine glasses, but they make an impact and are a bit of fun. Delightfully, M&S has a whole matching range out, so you can go matchy-matchy if you want.

Best: Large capacity glass

Rating: 8/10

This wine glass is another of the cavernous sort but slightly more refined than some of the other large wine glasses we tried. Made from smooth, tough Tritan, it looks very much like real glass, yet is super strong and looks fantastic even after being chucked about in the picnic basket. Simple, classic and impressively large, it ticks all our boxes.

Best: Cut-glass look

Rating: 9/10

If you’re looking for something sophisticated and classic, these wine glasses are just the ticket. The cut-glass numbers bring class to a refined picnic – champers, not cava, thanks. They’re one of the smaller picnic wine glasses we tried, but rest assured, they’re still plenty big enough. They’re gently fluted outwards, which makes drinking from them pleasant, and they’re small enough to fit around a few bottles of vino in the cool bag.

Best: Kitsch wine glass

Rating: 9/10

We are obsessed with these kitsch wine glasses. They brought us so much joy, even when the British weather turned on our picnic. With a huge capacity, they are ideal for wine and cocktails too. Beware, though, because they’re so big, they can be a little dangerous because it’s tricky to figure out how much you’re actually drinking. They are sizey, so not hugely easy to lug about with you.

Best: Metal wine glasses

Rating: 8/10

If plastic is not your vibe, how about these metal wine glasses? The gold-look goblets are the same ones used on Love Is Blind and are strikingly similar to the ones on Love Island this year. But even if reality TV is not your bag (or should that be “type on paper”?), these wine glasses are still stylish and practical. They’re also thinner to drink from, are easy to clean and relatively lightweight.

Best: Champagne flute

Rating: 7/10

Fancy some fizz with your cucumber sandwiches? Wilko has got you with these plastic champagne flutes. We liked that we could still enjoy our bubbles in a flute, even at a picnic. Make no mistake, these flutes aren’t super refined – the plastic is quite thick – but this makes them durable, and you won’t be worried about slinging them in a bag to take with you. And they’re fantastic value for money.

Best: Real glass glasses

Rating: 8/10

If you really can’t face the idea of quaffing vino from plastic, these ProCook glasses are actually the real deal. But go steady with them – they’re not for the careless amateur picnicker. They are robust enough to be tucked into a hamper, though. They wash brilliantly with no clouding and are delightful to drink from, although quite thick. We liked the blue tinge to them and the goblet feel.