Comments on: Glassware Matters Part 2: We Can’t All Afford Riedel

By: Dartington Glassware

Dartington Glassware — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:05:21 +0000

Thick rims on glasses has got to be the thing I hate most about drinking wine outside the home. You’d think restaurants would get it right!

By: garfinkel

garfinkel — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:49:43 +0000

They’ve done blind taste testing with wine expects. The result? They couldn’t tell the difference from a specialize and non-specialized glass. It is all a marketing gimmick. Save you $$$.

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:05:04 +0000

Loving this post a lot. Currently seeking inexpensive glasses for a tiny new kitchen. I haven’t had proper glasses since moving to SF. Looking at the $5 per glass point, which I recognize is entirely too cheap for “quality”, but is the price point I’m at – considering we break glasses and plates pretty regularly. CB2 has some interesting offerings in the $5-6 range, and BBB has a couple as well. Sorting through the options as we speak. Thanks for the advice!

By: David Honig

David Honig — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:50:49 +0000

While they are not cheap, Ravenscroft has a line of glasses that are perfect doppelgangers for Riedel at half the price.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:23:15 +0000

You're right! In fact, I was just recently reminded that Target (yay Target!) carries a line of Riedel glasses that are quite affordable. (http://bit.ly/tePcA) If I was getting married now, I'd definitely register for Target's Riedel Vivant sets, which retail for around $40.

Thanks for commenting!

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:26:48 +0000

Well said - proper glassware absolutely makes a huge difference in wine enjoyment. The "tannin tamer" theory has some truth to it in that a larger bowl will help to get more air to the wine than a small glass. This will help in effect to decant the wine in glass. Please check out my blog post on decanting here http://acoupleofwines.blogspot.com/2009/07/decanting-demystified.html Decanting your wine and putting it in the proper glassware will enhance your overall wine experience. One other note - there are some very nice affordable Riedel glasses out there as well. Their "Wine Series" is about $40 for a set of 4 and well worth it. It is the same basic bowl styles as their much more expensive glasses which are well over $40/glass.