[header] How to clean wine glasses [title] Hold the glass carefully by the bowl and not by the stem. [step] The stem is fragile, and the glass can break easily if you hold it by that. Instead, cup your hand around the bottom of the bowl, with your fingers to either side of the steam. 
[substeps] This method will also work for regular wine glasses. If you are cleaning painted or glittered wine glasses, use this method.