What's up with glass beverage dispensers leaking? Do they all leak or is there something I needed to do to prevent it?

I would return it. To me it sounds faulty. Maybe that one is just not functioning correctly? I serve sangria in a pitcher.

They don’t all leak.

I’ve always just had Sangria out of a massive punch bowl but there is no way this type of dispenser was intentionally designed to work in such a horrible fashion. I would return it and serve the Sangria via a more traditional means.

That’s ridiculous that it would leak where the spigot connects to the glass. I agree that sounds faulty, return it if at all possible.

I have had a similar experience with pitchers that have plastic spouts. I went to great trouble to find a dispenser with a metal spout, and have never had ANY problems.

I washed it out today (after, of course, taking out the last of the precious Sangria) and I saw that the problem was that there was a piece of fruit stuck in the hole. Also, the spigot had to be turned in to the rubber gasket, and I didn’t do that prior to filling. I tested it with regular water in the sink and seems to work fine. I did notice, @snowberry, that it does have a plstic handle on the spigot, which doesn’t thrill me. I may return it anyway and see if Costco has one next spring (they have stuff like that only seasonally) and if theirs has a metal spout, and I may buy that one. I seem to remember theirs costing around $30. The Walmart one was $20.

Do an images search on Google for “glass beverage dispenser with stainless steel spigot”. Some are quite spendy, while others are more affordable. I think I got mine at Pottery Barn. Be sure to do your homework, and read the reviews.

Here’s a tip: Regardless of whether your spigot is made of metal or plastic, never put it in the dishwasher!

@jca I have never had good results with a plastic spigot or handle. I made a point to buy that part in stainless steel.