 Riedel Wines Glasses and Decanters
The Riedel glass company (rhymes with needle) has been making fine wine glasses for eleven generations. They pioneered the use of different glass shapes and sizes to enhance the taste of specific types of wines. It may be hard to believe, but wine tastes better in a Riedel glass..... The experts agree, but you don’t need to be an expert to taste the difference for yourself.
If you want to impress someone who knows wine - give them a set of Riedel glasses or a Decanter. Your gift will be graciously received.
Riedel glasses come in many different sizes and prices ranges. We’ve selected the three most popular series for sale at Finely Corked.
The Riedel Sommelier Series. In 1973, in Orvieto, Claus Riedel presented the world's first  gourmet glass series developed with the help of the Association of Italian Sommeliers (ASI). The Sommeliers series was developed further by Claus' son Georg, into an all-embracing state-of-the-art wine glass collection. Praised in 1991 by Robert Parker, Jr., publisher of The Wine Advocate, as "The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make."
Thanks to worldwide demand, the Riedel Sommeliers series is now the wineglass benchmark and the most successful series of hand-made glasses in the world. Each glass is individually made with 24% lead crystal: the upper parts blown into a mold, the stem and base hand-crafted using methods developed at the time of Christ's birth. - Try one and see the difference a fine wine glass can make!
The Riedel Vinum Series. Introduced in 1986, Vinum was the first machine-made series of glasses  in history to be based exclusively on the characteristics of grape varietels. Vinum, functional, high in quality, reasonably priced and widely distributed, has had a permanent impact on the globe's wine glass culture.
These glasses have proved to consumers and restaurateurs that the pleasure of consuming wine starts with the glass. The Vinum collection, developed by Georg Riedel on the principle that the content commands the shape, is the Vitrum-Vinothek" for every day use. Vinum is made of over 24% lead crystal.
The New Riedel “O” Series. The tumbler, used for centuries as an all-round drinking vessel,  is now turned into a sophisticated wine accessory.
The designs of “O” are based on the benchmark shapes of Riedel Vinum. For the first time in glass history the design parameters such as shape of tumbler, size and diameter of rim, have been fine tuned to enhance the world’s most important grape varietals. “O” is a non lead machine-blown series. A more casual Riedel glass for everyday use, at a very reasonable price....
Wine Decanters. Decanting old wines, just a few moments before they are served, helps to ensure that  the wines’ clarity and brilliance are not obscured by any deposit that may have developed over time.
Decanting young wines several hours before they are served gives the wine a chance to bloom and attain a stage of development that normally requires years of aging.
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