Sales Rank: 4523


Features:

Height, Capacity: 6 1/2"H, 8 1/2 oz.

Designed to enhance enjoyment of premium fortified wines

Machine-made of 24% lead crystal

Manufactured to exact specifications of Riedel, Austria

Made in Austria

Average Rating:
Rating: - Why advertise?
OK...
Got all excited about finally buying Riedel wine glasses. They are on sale. I am opening the box and.... RIEDEL is etched in frost in big letters on the underside of the base. What the heck? I am returning these. When I am paying this kind of money on glassware, I do not want a cheap logo on them. If they had put a discreet "R" or something, that would be different. This is just plain tacky. Such a shame as the glass otherwise looks good, although I do feel a ridge on the stem as someone else did. I suspect this is why they are on sale, as I doubt they were meant to be frosted this way. What a dissapointment...

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Rating: - Nice but Please...
Ok, so Riedel Vinum Port Glasses are in fact beautiful, I certainly don't dispute that. When I saw them in the store I thought, "that's exactly what I'm looking for." $21 a piece ($85 for six or whatever it is), a little steep but I'll bite the bullet and get 'em. Then I picked them up. Why would someone design such a beautiful glass (or anything for that matter) and insist on putting their name on it. Tacky. I don't advertise at my dinner table. As a professionally trained chef I recommend going for the official port glass, authorized by the IVP - Instituto do Vinho do Porto and designed by world acclaimed Portuguese architect Siza Vieira. <$37. I believe they ship from Europe so it may take a few to get them here in the states...mine are on the way.

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Rating: - Great glass for Port Lovers!
I was a little concerned after reading the reviews regarding the possible misrepresentation on the glasses being made in Austria by Riedel, but mine were machine made crystal made by Riedel in Austria. Washed them and tried them out immediately on some recent 1997 vintage port and they were super. Although the port was very young, the glasses really brought out the flavor in a side by side comparison. Great for entertaining, and a super value!