I've adopted this old Robertson family wine glass for my glass of wine before dinner. It turns out it has quite a bit of history, like most things Robertson. It is from the Hotel Cecil in Alexandria, Egypt, was brought back from WW2 by my father-in-law Maurie. Apparently there were two originally. John's brother Carrick remembers the story being told each Christmas, when the kids had to search out as many wine glasses as possible for the holiday celebration.
The hotel, now a Sofitel, has a considerable history. It was built in 1929 by the Metzger family and is considered a British colonial gem. Somerset Maughan, Winston Churchill, and Al Capone stayed here (along with my father-in-law). It is mentioned in Lawrence Durrell's book "The Alexandria Quartet."
This is quite a bit of history to digest along with my nibbles and pinot noir, but perhaps why I've been drawn to this particular glass!
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