Riedel Vinum Burgundy/Pinot Noir Wine Glasses, Set of 4
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: RiedelBrand: Riedel
Model: 416 / 7
Color: Clear
Product features:
- Four glasses with large bowls for full-bodied red wines
- Glass design enhances taste of wines such as Pinot Noir, Red Burgundy, and Barbaresco
- Machine-made, 24-percent lead crystal
- Made in Bavaria by world's premier wine glass maker
- 8-1/4 inches tall; capacity of 24-3/4 ounces
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Riedel Vinum Burgundy/Pinot Noir Wine Glasses, Set of 4
Customer Review: What a difference a glass makes....
Summary: 5 Stars
I must admit that I don't know much about wine and I never thought the glass could make the difference. Wine is wine, no matter what you drink it from, or so I thought, but boy, was I wrong! I borrowed a couple of different glasses from my local store just to see if it was really worth it to have separate glasses for the different grape varieties...and the answer is yes! Yes! YES!
I tried the same wine in different glasses at home, seevral ordinary glasses, even mugs, and then in the wrong and finally in the right Riedel. It was an average priced wine, but when enjoyed from a Riedel glass it became an almost heavenly experience. I sat the whole evening enjoying the colour, inhaling the bouquet, looking at the wine flowing in my glass...after 6 hours I still wasn't even halfway through a bottle...it was really something extraordinary. Normally, I finish a bottle in a matter of 3 hours or so, but this was too good to be gulped and forgotten. The guys at Riedel got this one right, that's for sure.
The cleaning however takes a certain skill. It's a very delicate affair, especially since this glass has a wide belly and a rather narrow opening for male-sized hands, making it very difficult to reach inside with a linen cloth for drying.
Description of Riedel Vinum Burgundy/Pinot Noir Wine Glasses, Set of 4
What can we learn from a Riedel (rhymes with "needle") glass? That size matters, as does shape? That form following function has meaning for wine-lovers as well as designers? Or perhaps the deeper lesson that the contents of an outwardly "plain" glass may provide a more sensual, complex, and rewarding experience than those of a superficially beautiful one? The Austrian Riedel family has been involved with glass-making since 1756, but it was two centuries later that Claus Riedel conceptualized a glass made specifically to enhance the flavors and aromas of a designated wine. Through an involved process each style of glass is crafted to accentuate the strengths, while minimizing the weaknesses, of a particular spirit. This is done through changes in the size and shape of the bowl, the diameter of the opening and the cut and polished lip which directs the wine towards a specific area of the tongue. Small wonder Riedel stems are preferred by sommeliers and oenophiles world wide for their ability to transform the perception of a wine.Austria's Riedel is the world's premier manufacturer of wine glasses. Made of 24-percent lead crystal, the Vinum series of glasses are the first machine-made wine glasses to be developed uniquely for each type of wine. Since their introduction in 1986, these wine glasses have had a large influence on the wine culture.
The glasses in this set of four were specifically shaped to highlight the fruit in full-bodied red wines with high acidity and moderate tannin, such as Barbaresco, Barolo, Barbera, Red Burgundy, Gamay, Nebbiolo, and Pinot Noir. The mouth of the Pinot Noir glasses draws wine to the areas of the tongue that perceive sweetness, highlighting the fruit and mellowing the acidity. The large bowl provides room for the wine's rich bouquet to unfold. Each glass stands 8-1/4 inches high and holds 24-3/4 ounces of wine. --Cristina Vaamonde
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