Has Riedel gone too far?

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Originally posted by The Old Man:
You'll have to click for yourself

I'm going to go with yes on that.

But, who in the heck would buy a special soda glass . . . that's perhaps the bigger question!

Why not? Whoever thought of a special glass for Barolo, Riesling, etc.? Perhaps a special glass for orange and apple juices.

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Originally posted by Parcival:

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Originally posted by The Old Man:
You'll have to click for yourself

I'm going to go with yes on that.

But, who in the heck would buy a special soda glass . . . that's perhaps the bigger question!

Even during my many year, pre-New Coke, Coca Cola loving days would I have bought such a thing.

Remind me of your birthday again, Old Man.

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Originally posted by DoubleD:
Why not? Whoever thought of a special glass for Barolo, Riesling, etc.? Perhaps a special glass for orange and apple juices.

I do like the idea of a carrot juice glass!

My prediction . . . these things will hit the market at $20/glass ($30 for 2) as outlined in the link, and then quickly get deeply discounted when the sales don't hit Riedel's targets. They have done this with many of their beautiful but for all intents and purposes impractical decanters

Finally. I've been using Sommelier Bordeaux stems, served out of an Amadeo decanter.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Remind me of your birthday again, Old Man.

When I started drinking Coke it still had coca leaf extract in it!

Waiting for the obligatory 'finally a glass for Kosta Browne' wisecrack

This will go down as one of the greatest marketing strats in history.

Think of the mass appeal of Coca-Cola drinkers. Look at all the press they are receiving. Riedel has just introduced their brand to the consumer-base of the most recognized brand in the world.

I bet their projections of actuals sales of these glasses is practically insignificant, and I wouldn't be surprised if their marketing team was even being tapped to cover production costs on these glasses.

This is one of the most impressive awareness strategies I've ever seen. Well done, Riedel.

But is it the best for Cherry Coke Zero?

Honestly, the glass looks really nice and is evocative of old-time-y diner coca-cola mentality. Coca-cola that has never seen plastic, or better yet, Mexican Coke type deal. Probably doesn't taste any better than from a standard diner glass, though.

OTOH, it is (almost certainly) total marketing hype and Jorge has it exactly right that this is probably more about brand awareness than anything else.

Still, the glasses look nice.

So what is wrong with drinking from the bottle?

If the capacity of the glass is too large, can't sell in NYC.

I am trying to come up with an original joke for this thread, and am drawing a blank...

I've heard the Diet Coke glass is similar, but thinner.

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Originally posted by Redhawk:
I've heard the Diet Coke glass is similar, but thinner.

I see what you did there.

What's next, the Rob Ford hand blown commemorative Coke Pipe?

My preferred vessel for Coke:

http://www.drinkstuff.com/productimg/34336_large.jpg

A glass of coke has way more calories than a glass of wine... Riedel or not.

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Originally posted by AmsterdamNL:
A glass of coke has way more calories than a glass of wine... Riedel or not.

I don't believe this is true. You can't speak of a "glass of wine", too non-specific. I they are almost the same, around 25 calories per ounce.

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by AmsterdamNL:
A glass of coke has way more calories than a glass of wine... Riedel or not.

I don't believe this is true. You can't speak of a "glass of wine", too non-specific. I they are almost the same, around 25 calories per ounce.

Unfortunately, both wrong:

http://caloriecount.about.com/...-cola-classic-i98047

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Originally posted by fusionstorm:

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by AmsterdamNL:
A glass of coke has way more calories than a glass of wine... Riedel or not.

I don't believe this is true. You can't speak of a "glass of wine", too non-specific. I they are almost the same, around 25 calories per ounce.

Unfortunately, both wrong:

http://caloriecount.about.com/...-cola-classic-i98047

I thought soda drinks were closer to 200 cal per can. At only 100 calories I guess giving up wine, with its much higher count, is a no-brainer.

For the same calories, I would rather have a 4 oz pour of a good red wine than an 8oz pour of Coke.

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Originally posted by Redhawk:
For the same calories, I would rather have a 4 oz pour of a good red wine than an 8oz pour of Coke.

This.

A can of coke is 140 calories. A regular pour glass of red wine is 130-150. So I was wrong to say coke has way more calories, but still... When I'm on treadmill watching the calories click up, I'm measuring my exertion in glasses of wine, not coke.

Am a diet coke addict, however. I'll take it in an expensive glass, sure!

I already have a set of 6 original style Coca Cola glasses in clear, green, and smoke.

I'm just wondering how much trouble I'd get into if I put Pepsi-Cola in one of them, because I prefer Pepsi Max to Coke Zero.

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Originally posted by Redhawk:
For the same calories, I would rather have a 4 oz pour of a good red wine than an 8oz pour of Coke.

for the same price, i'd rather have a can of coke then the wine

Mmm...I can't wait for them to come out with the Root Beer Float glass!

Hey if people think there's such a thing as a "Burgundy" glass and a "Zinfandel" glass, they gotta believe in this too!

I only wish Riedel was a public company so I could buy stock.