I'm looking for a good all purpose tasting glass to put on my christmas list. What would you recommend I get for red wine?
Thank you for your advice.
JD
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riedel vinum bordeaux
quote:Originally posted by rrfbfan:
riedel vinum bordeaux
That's the one I use as well.
My favorite is the Riedel extreme cab.
We have Riedel Vinums and Spiegelau Vino Grandes... burgundy and bordeaux. While they're all excellent, my favorite is Spiegelau Burgundy. Personally, I like the bigger bowl, and the fact that they cost much less... so I don't feel bad breaking them. There is no noticable difference of flavors or aromas between the respective Riedels and Spiegelaus.
For some reason, I like to DRINK wine out of smaller glasses, almost white wine glasses. But when I TASTE, I have Spiegelau Vino Grande stems.
Drinking or tasting glasses? If you mean you want ISO smaller type tasting glasses, Spiegelau's Tasting glasses are great, cheap and can double for white wine glasses.
As far as regular glasses go, Spiegelau Vino Grande Bordeaux or Riedel Vinum Bordeaux are both great.
As far as regular glasses go, Spiegelau Vino Grande Bordeaux or Riedel Vinum Bordeaux are both great.
I'll echo mwagner's sentiments concerning Spiegelau. Because they are a fraction of the cost of the Riedels, you won't feel as bad when you break one.
While I do think it is worthwhile to own some Riedel sommelier series glasses if you have a top-notch collection, the regular Spiegelaus will work just as fine in most situations.
While I do think it is worthwhile to own some Riedel sommelier series glasses if you have a top-notch collection, the regular Spiegelaus will work just as fine in most situations.
Rothko,
I agree with you, but I have found that Riedel Vinums are dropping into Vino Grande price territory.
I can buy 6 Vinums for $99CAD (approx $85USD) and 6 Spiegelaus are $90CAD.
For the extra buck or two per glass, I have been buying the Riedels.
I agree with you, but I have found that Riedel Vinums are dropping into Vino Grande price territory.
I can buy 6 Vinums for $99CAD (approx $85USD) and 6 Spiegelaus are $90CAD.
For the extra buck or two per glass, I have been buying the Riedels.
I have been enjoying my 'Top Ten', full-bodied red, stems from Schott-Zwiesel for the past year. (6pk for $85) They are very resistant to breakage (unlike riedel) and dishwasher safe. I have purchased other varietal specific stems from this collection, but this stem works well with both whites and reds.
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Riedel has a line that is not heavily marketed called the "wine" line, and I use that for wine tastings. I believe they are around 10 bucks a stem, at most, and maybe cheaper on-line
Get frendily with a resturant owner. Riedel has a line of commerical glasses just for the resturant trade that are sturdy yet elegant and inexpensive.
Or you could just steal one.quote:Originally posted by timmeranda:
Get frendily with a resturant owner. Riedel has a line of commerical glasses just for the resturant trade that are sturdy yet elegant and inexpensive.
quote:Originally posted by The Schoolmarm on Learn Wine:
After attending one of Riedel's fabulous demonstrations of the effect of stemware on wine, I looked around at the tables littered with glasses and asked Georg if he had a favorite, multipurpose shape that he brings on his travels. His answer? The Chianti/Zinfandel shape.
Now you know what I use at home -- though I must admit to using specific shapes when I break out top bottles of Pinot Noir, Riesling, Cab and bubbly.