Riedel glasses.

My favourite thing.....

When your working in the wine trade there are so many wonderful wines, things and places to discover it's hard to pick favourites. There all about the time, place and people you are  with. However when it comes to glasswear, there is only one company that i use and thats Riedel (pronounced like needle). 

It is the 11th generation of the same Austrian family that makes this crystal glasswear,  and they have been at the forefront of innovative wine  glass design since the late 1950s. Rather than making glasses that just look pretty Riedel steamware is made to enhance the characteristics of fine wine. eg. different shape glasswear for different grape varities.
Ten years ago the ides that the shape of a glass could make a differance in the taste of a wine would not have been taken seriously. Today, many connoisseurs accept this concept as fact. Credit to Mr Georg Riedel. His companys revolutionary wine glasses  have become indispensable tools in the full appreciation of great wine.

Today many wine lovers mention Riedel in the same breath as they might say Yquem, Mondavi, Gaja, Lafite or Antinori. Many  wouldn't be caught dead drinking these wines in anything but a Riedel glass. They have become the leading fine wineglass firm in the world producing 5.1 million lead crystal wine glasses a year. Winemakers and restaurants all over the world have adopted them.

In particular Riedel carved out a niche by producing dozens of glasses designed for specific wine types. eg Champagne, red and white Burgundy, young and mature Bordeaux, Syrah, Tempranillo, Riesling, Savignon Blac, Chardonnay and Sauternes.These glasses have proved to consumers that the pleasure of consuming wine starts with the glass.

 I cannot emphasize the differance they make. Go out and try it for yourself!!
Prices start at €11.50 each and go up to €65.00 for the Sommelier mouth blown crystal range.
Available in all good wine shops.

Cheers,

 Julie
JUS DE VINE PORTMARNOCK

 

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