
Every true lover of wine knows that glassware makes a huge difference on the flavor and experience of drinking wine. The feel of fine, rimless crystal wine glasses - both in your hand and against your mouth - makes every wine taste better, and the experience more memorable.
The Riedel family (which is Austrian, not French, and rhymes with "needle") has been hand-blowing just this sort of perfect glassware for many generations. They pioneered studies on how the shape of a glass affects a wine's taste. We confirmed their findings in a blind tasting, where we asked our panel to comment on six different wines, where the only real difference was that we'd poured the same wine into six glasses from different makers. I'd like to say the cheap glassware showed the wine as well as the most expensive, but the Riedel showed a distinctive difference.
How can this be?
The "O" Series
The price range for this non lead, machine-blown glass series is half the price of Riedel's Vinum glasses. A great value!
Ships in its own package and arrives separately from wine orders. Gift card and gift wrapping not available on this item.
"A wine served in fine glassware is beautiful. But it is also seductive and full of strange promise and perhaps the slightest hint of naughtiness, all waiting to be uncoiled."
- Dave Chambers, SidewaysWineClub.com
The Riedel family discovered that, by modifying the flow of aromas and liquids into the nose and mouth, the characteristics of a wine are enhanced. For decades they have been producing glasses shaped specifically for each major category of wine.
When young Maximilian Riedel (11th generation) took the company reins several years ago, he felt it was time to offer a convenience product, and the "O" series was born. It is now the hottest selling wine accessory in America! The stemless "O" series, a modern version of the wine tumbler found in cafes across Europe, is a pleasure to use and fits into any dishwasher, picnic basket, minibar or kitchenette.
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