Not bulky, lite and easy to handle. My only negative is that it requires two dips into a barrel to pull a proper tasting amount of wine. Reason for four and not five stars.

This is a nice, high-quality wine thief that is easy to use, feels good in-hand, and is quite lovely to look at.

It is as described: Very well made, feels great in the hand, functions flawlessly. I'm a bit worried about breaking it every time I use it or store it, wonder whether in the future it could come with a protective sleeve or something. But it's a great product.

Nice and sturdy, non drip. Will last a long time.

Great quality. Beautiful piece.

Beautiful and feels good in your hand. Definitely worth the investment over the economy which I also use and love. Quality upgrade is obvious.

Love it. Cleans up well and does a good job

This wine thief is functional, pleasing to hold, elegant-looking, and beautifully-made.

This is a well made glass thief. It will still obviously break if banged around enough or misused, but it has enough thickness to it that it feels like it will outlast many other glass thieves used.The bend is perfect, allowing me to take carboy samples even from those that are in the back row and less accessible under a shelf about 6" above.Placing my thumb over the hole in the end allows me to draw enough wine (doing this two times) in order to do all my tasting and chemistry mesurement needs. It rarely leaks wine if my thumb is pressed firmly over the end.Whenever it might be that I make the mistake of breaking this one, I will deffinately be back to buy another and will recommend this to any and all who ask.I believe this are hand made in California (East Bay). Do I wish it cost less, yes. But I guess the ole' saying goes here...you get what you pay for.Thanks for such a great product!

This is a companion wine thief for our barrel tasting version. Its easy to clean and won't trap water, etc between tastings. It's not overly fragile.

It's a little expensive. To get enough wine to use your hydrometer you have to dip this into your carboy or barrel about four times. I also have a plastic wine thief. The only reason I use this one is when somebody's around and I'm trying to impress them! ;)