
Riedel: Wine’s Best Friend
No matter how high-value is the wine, it will reveal its worth only if you enjoy it in a befitting glassware. The perception of aroma and taste of a noble drink depends on the shape of the glassware. The Austrian brand Riedel became the standard of “decent” tableware. The founder of the brand Claus Josef Riedel, an Austrian glassware manufacturer, has gained the insight into how the form consummates perfection of the substance.
The dynasty of three hundred years
The discovery of the Riedel made a revolution in enology in the middle of the 20th century, but there is a long prehistory behind it. The Riedel have been engaged in glass blowing since 1678. Their dynasty, originating from the north of Bohemia, has 11 generations.
Each of the representatives of the family brought something of his own to the family business. The first representative of the family, Johann Christoph Riedel, was a trader and it was he who glorified Bohemian glass across half the world. His son chose the profession of a gilder and glass cutter, and his grandson converted his father’s factories to produce windows, introducing a new technology. As early as in the late 18th century, the Riedel factories already produced bottles, vases, candlesticks, crystal beads and perfume bottles were already produced.
In the 19th century, they devoted their efforts to experiments with the colour of glass, and in the early 20th century, a representative of the eighth generation, Walter, started a thin glass production. Thanks to him, mass production of lenses, prisms and kinescopes was launched in the world.
Four components of delight
Walter’s son – Klaus – was unlucky with the inheritance. During the war, the business collapsed along with the empire. A family friend came to the rescue – the owner of a glass factory, the very Swarovski. He paid for Walter’s chemistry training and helped buy the plant in Austria.
The next representative of an enterprising family invented the Riedel iconic crystal glasses. He closely cooperated with tasters, who were astonished to find that the new glassware revealed new facets and incredibly deep shades of the wine’s taste. The sweetness is felt by the tip of the tongue, the bitterness is felt by its back zone, and the acidity and salt by its lateral parts. Based on this principle is chosen the shape of a glass: it is designed so that the wine of a certain sort is directed to the right areas.
Klaus Josef Riedel created a glass that combines functionality and aesthetics, while his descendant George improved his father’s designs. The laconic design without frills encloses the fantastic properties of the vessel. Riedel products are recognized as one of the best glasses of all time.
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Riedel Swan Decanter, 1570 ml
Article number: 2007/02
The delightful forms of the Riedel Swan decanter, 1570 ml enclose impetus and lightness. It seems that it’s about to fly – no wonder glassblowers were inspired by the beautiful image of a swan. The decanter effectively raises its fine “neck”, making us admire the elegance of its clear-cut contour. There is also a practical side to this beauty – thanks to the precisely calculated proportions, the vessel fills a young wine with oxygen, revealing its composition. Mature wine, once in the vessel, acquires transparency and soft taste.
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Decanter Riedel Evechen, 1285 ml
Article number: 1950/15
The exquisite decanter Riedel Evechen, 1285 ml is perhaps the most popular model of the Austrian brand. Its fanciful and graceful form is not at all a whim of the glassmakers. The elegant bend of the vessel allows you to saturate the young wine with oxygen or remove sediment from a mature wine when you pour it. The wine flows smoothly through the first section, and then turns around its axis and enters the second section. This process is impressive for the onlooker, and the result admires you with an amazingly soft and rich taste of the drink.
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Glass for digestives Orchard Fruit, 125 ml
Article number: 4200/04
The tiny Riedel Sommeliers Orchard Fruit glass on a thin high stem is designed to give pleasure to taste and aroma of strong fruit distillates. The glass’s best companions are the drinks based on pears, plums, cherries and other garden fruits. The glass with a tapering bowl sets off an inimitable fruit and berry bouquet, taking bitterness to the background, and softening the composition to give a trail of pleasant tastes in the finish. This is an indispensable accessory for noble digestives!
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Glass for red wine Hermitage, 590 ml
Article number: 4400/30
Created between 1993 and 1995, the Riedel Sommeliers Hermitage glass is designed to search for revelations in the silky taste of Shiraz wine – aka Syrah. Its round shape perfectly conveys the classic flavour with notes of toasted bread, black olives and spices. The composition becomes velvety and balanced in a very special way. The wine forsakes unnecessary bitterness, with tartness turning into sweet accents in the back area of the tongue, with weightless floral shades coming to the fore.
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Decanter Riedel Flirt, 1760 ml
Article number: 2011/01
The large, and at the same time incredibly airy-looking Riedel Flirt decanter, 1760 ml gives the wine a bright, concentrated taste, muffling excessively coarse tones. Old wine can completely change its bouquet, disclosing the notes for which it was initially made by the winemaker. Acquiring transparency and revealing ruby or amber shades, mature wine starts pleasing the eye. But even with young wines the vessel works wonders – they inhale enough oxygen to show its new radiant dimensions.
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Glass for digestives Stone Fruit, 180 ml
Article number: 4200/06
Fruit distillates, as unsurpassed digestives, are particularly good in combination with the Riedel Sommeliers Stone Fruit glass. Created on the basis of garden fruits – pears, plums, berries with a kernel – they bestow a bright aroma and taste. The small glass on its slender stem has an elaborate form of a “chimney” to ensure a deep and delicious balance. If you fill only half of the glass, then you will taste a fresh and sunny fruit bouquet with a leitmotif of almond notes.
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Glass for mature white and red wine Mature Bordeaux/Chablis/Chardonnay, 350 ml
Article number: 4400/0
The Riedel Sommeliers Mature Bordeaux/ Chablis/Chardonnay universal crystal glass has been remaining in the brand’s collection since 1973. Its distinctive unusually small volume is well suited for most mature wines. White, red and pink Chablis, Bordeaux of any sort and beautiful in its sophisticated scent Chardonnay blossom in the glass giving off subtle notes. The glass ever so skillfully transforms the wines into masterpieces wherefore for many a decade it has been emblazoned on the generous tables of Windsor Castle.
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Decanter Riedel Black Tie Occhio Nero, 1210 ml
Article number: 2009/04
The Black Tie series decanter Riedel Ochio Nero, 1210 ml is an ode to the love of good wine that holds hundreds of amazing tones, revealing them only with proper gourmet attitude. In the process of decanting the drink is saturated with oxygen, and the old wines lose their excessive tartness. The design of the glass deserves strong praise. In the centre of its base is an oval opening. Wine ripples around it, flickering with precious shades – and this is the highlight of the decanter, accomplishing its elegant look.
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Glass for white wine Loire, 497 ml
Article number: 4425/33
Riedel Superleggero Loire crystal glass is dedicated to the poetry of the white wines of the province of Loire. Its grassy aroma begins to play in completely new notes, and its soft, enveloping taste becomes especially bright. The slender glass also perfectly reveals honey wine from Bordeaux, fresh Sauvignon Blanc, Blanc, Muscatel, Chenin Blanc, spicy Gewurztraminer and many other varieties. This effect has been achieved through cooperation of the best tasters from around the world in the creation of the glass.
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Glass for sparkling wine Champagne Wine Glass, 460 ml
Article number: 4425/28
Now the exquisite sparkling wine will reveal all its secrets. The elegant glass of Riedel Superleggero Champagne Wine Glass with a classic high stem and a tapering bowl will allow you to enjoy “champagne splashes” – weightless bubbles that embody the beauty of the wine. The crystal wine glass will perfectly frame the precious sparkling wine, highlighting the richness of its taste and delicate aroma.
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Red Wine Glass Bordeaux Grand Cru, 890 ml
Article number: 4425/00
The amazing Riedel Superleggero Bordeaux Grand Cru handmade crystal glass is designed for the legendary rich wines of the provinces of Bordeaux and Tuscany. Ideal substance for the elegant container with its laconic form are the red sorts: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese grosso. The Riedel glass reveals the subtle scents and an intoxicating deep flavour to the full.
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Champagne glass Vintage Champagne, 330 ml
Article number: 4400/28
A luxury drink calls for a luxury vessel. The elegant Riedel Sommeliers Vintage Champagne glass is designed to be in harmony with exceptional vintage champagne. The flute for the legendary French sparkling wine brings out subtle aromas that are the basis of an elegant bouquet. Getting to the palate, precious champagne suddenly reveals a creamy texture that amazes with its wealth against the background of naughty bubbles. The composition discloses smoothly, literally, layer by layer.
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Glass for cocktails Coupe/Moscato/Martini, 290 ml
Article number: 4425/09
The laconic shape of the Riedel Superleggero Coupe/ Moscato/Martini glass is in keeping with the philosophy of the Austrian brand. Everything in it is elaborately designed so that cocktails based on the legendary vermouth caress the taste buds even more. Handmade wine glass pleases the eye. Its perfect form, with the round bowl and high thin stem being in perfect harmony, will be a worthy adornment of an elegant cocktail party.
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Riedel Ayam Decanter, 1700 ml
Article number: 2016/01
The fanciful forms of the Riedel Ayam decanter, 1700 ml command admiration. Its design reflects expression and passion. The glass not only gives aesthetic pleasure – it is bound to become the wine buff’s favourite. The decanter allows the wine to breathe to absorb oxygen in order to fully disclose its taste and many-sided flavour. In the vessel, the wine blooms with a inimitable bouquet of taste being a pleasure just to look at – so attractive is the play of its precious tones.
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White wine glass Montrachet, 520 ml
Article number: 4400/07
The unique shape of the Riedel Sommeliers Montrachet glass uncovers the nuances of the aromatic white Burgundy wine. The wide opening and the round bowl gradually disclose the notes of a unique Montrachet bouquet. The taste of the drink goes smoothly from the bright fruity notes to the calm and muffled bread notes in the aroma. The golden colour gently shimmers behind the crystal-clear walls, forcing you to admire a fanciful play of specks of light. The crystal glass will be an exquisite decoration of the table.
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Glass for brandy and grape-brandy Grappa, 110 ml
Article number: 4200/03
The taste of one of the best digestives in the world will become brighter and richer if you enjoy it from a Riedel Sommeliers Grappa glass. The glass hides all the sharp features of grappa, eliminating its burning sharpness. In its place mineral and flower-meadow motifs appear, with strength and warmth remaining in the finish. The drink reveals its genuine beauty. The effect is achieved thanks to the small area of evaporation and the well-thought form of the bowl, which directs the drink in a thin stream to the tip of the tongue.
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Red Wine Glass Bordeaux Grand Cru, 860 ml
Article number: 4400/00
Introduced in 1959, the classic Riedel Sommeliers Bordeaux Grand Cru managed to turn into a cult. It is an uncomplicated, but amazingly accurate instrument that emphasizes the luxurious taste and aroma of the legendary Bordeaux. Its large bowl reveals the depth of a bouquet of Cabernet Sauvignon wines, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The main emphasis is put on the silky texture and fruit component. Young wines become multifaceted, and mature ones – moderately soft.
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Decanter Riedel Paloma, 2040 ml
Article number: 2007/03
The exquisite line of the Riedel Paloma decanter, 2040 ml is reminiscent of a light bird. In fact, in Spanish the name of the vessel means “dove”. This image is easily called to mind by its form, which embodies the idea of purity and innocence. The decanter returns innocence to mature wine in actual fact, removing tannic notes for the sake of softness, clearing sediment to achieve a charmingly transparent colour. In the case of a young wine, the glass potently saturates it with oxygen, helping it to open up with an amazing taste and aroma.
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Decanter Riedel Eve, 1370 ml
Article number: 1950/09
The name and the artistic design of the Riedel Eve decanter, 1370 ml suggests a story of temptation and – as a result of it – pleasure. Representing a masterpiece of glassblowing craftsmanship, it will become the main focus of a rich table layout. But the visible fragility of an elegant spiral vessel is never at odds with its functionality. The decanter perfectly performs its function, saturating the wine with oxygen just when you pour it, separating the sediment and treating the wine buff to the perfect taste of young and mature wines.
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Glass for red wine Hermitage/Syrah, 596 ml
Article number: 4425/30
The glass Riedel Superleggero Hermitage/Syrah perfectly conveys the classic aroma of Shiraz with its characteristic notes of warm toasted bread and black olives. The taste of the wine starts with a velvety sound, with the bouquet reaching an impeccable balance. It makes the fruit notes to be more sweet, removing excessive tartness. If there is a light pepper taste in the wine, then it becomes a bright keynote of the composition.
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Riedel Tyrol Decanter, 750 ml
Article number: 1405/13
The extraordinary Riedel Tyrol decanter, 750 ml is a stylish wine accessory that will decorate a social event. In its horizontal position, it immediately attracts attention. The serving and pouring of wine becomes a solemn ceremony that borders on alchemy. Due to its wide neck, the decanter perfectly enriches young wines with oxygen and gives purity to mature wines. No wonder the extraordinary vessel has become a dedication to the historical homeland of the Austrian brand.
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Rose wine glass Rose, 200 ml
Article number: 4400/04
Chilled pink wine will uncover itself in its broad versatility if served in an elegant Riedel Sommelier Rose glass. The tiny elegant glass fits organically and coquettishly into a woman’s hand, and its bowl gives real pleasure with every sip. The drink comes right to the tip of the tongue, giving the wine buff a fresh, fruity sound. Due to its shape, the acidity of the wine recedes to a distant background, whereas the dominant role goes to the delicious flavour of red berries and conifers.
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Martini Glass, 210 ml
Артикул: 4400/17
The amazing geometric shape of the Riedel Sommeliers Martini glass is renowned across the globe. It has become a movies superstar – in each part of James Bond series the magnificent “Agent 007” sips from it his favourite cocktail. Classic Martini in its pure form requires a special treatment. It is only in an appropriate frame that the drink willingly reveals its taste and aroma, composed of 35 species of plants. Before you is the glass that will aptly highlight the taste of vermouth for you to disclose its versatility.
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Glass for white and red wine Riesling/Zinfandel, 395 ml
Article number: 4425/15
The Riedel Superleggero Riesling/Zinfandel glass is a good investment in the wine buff’s collection. The glass with soft and smooth forms designed for the legendary white Riesling and red Zinfandel with its complex and expressive fruit, berry, nutty, spicy composition. To evaluate the quality of the glass, the best experts of these exceptional varieties have been interviewed, and they unanimously recognized its ideal form as the best in the world.
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Water glass, 340 ml
Article number: 4400/20
Charming in its laconic simplicity, the shape of the Riedel Sommeliers Water glass solemnly accomplishes the table setting with a well-aimed accent. This glass for water and soft drinks perfectly harmonizes with other products of the Austrian glassblowers. A soft tulip-shaped bowl and a low, plump stem form an elegant look. Impeccably transparent crystal gives the liquid a seductive glint in its crystal clear purity.
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