That’s interesting: i personally find glasses with stems to be a lot more stable. I’ve seen far more tip-overs with the stemless kind than the traditional stems which I’ve found to be very stable. I guess there’s just not a lot that anyone can say that would convince me to use stemless glasses but I have always been a staunch supporter of allowing - encouraging! - people to do what works for them so I say to the stemless masses “Have at it and enjoy!”

Gotta say: I don’t like stemless glasses and I don’t think they are chic! Call me a snob but I don’t think sipping wine out of a juice glass is fun: it reminds me of those log ago days in the college dorm where the only glass available was often the one on the sink in the bathroom.

Aside from that, though, a large part of the rationale for having a stem is that it allows you to hold the glass without actually having your hands on the goblet: hands are warm and will ultimately warm the contents of your glass. Think about brandy snifters and people consciously warming their brandy.

Finally, there are excellent stemmed wine glasses that can go into the dishwasher. You’ll have to look a little further afield than the local purveyor of Riedel but it’s worth the search: we regularly wash ours in the dishwasher.