Riedel Vinum Wine Glasses make every drop of wine taste its best. Riedel revolutionized glassware by customizing the shape of wine glasses to a particular type of wine. Each wine glass is fine-tuned to direct the flow of the wine onto parts of the palate that will best express the flavors and aromas of a specific wine varietal. The fine crystal offers superb clarity so you can experience the wine's color and texture. Moreover, all machine made Vinum stems are completely dishwasher safe. Made of over 24% leaded crystal. The Riedel Vinum Cabernet / Merlot / Bordeaux wine glass is ideal for full-bodied, complex red wines that are high in alcohol and tannins. The generous size allows the wine to aerate in the glass and the bouquet to develop fully. The shape of the rim directs the flow of the wine to the front palate to enhance sweetness, thus accentuating the fruit while softening bitter tannins. Also available personalized. Recommended for: Bordeaux (red), Brunello di Montalcino, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc. Size: 8-7/8"H, 21-1/2oz. Riedel Model # 6416/0
The Vinum collection from renowned Austrian glassmaker Riedel gives serious wine drinkers an extensive choice of moderately priced crystal, each glass designed especially to enhance a particular wine. The Bordeaux glass is generously sized to allow the bouquet of a red wine to flourish. Not just any red wine, but young, high-tannin reds, such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. This set of four Vinum glasses will nicely augment an existing wine glass collection or start a budding oenophile on building one. Each beautifully balanced glass stands 8-7/8 inches tall and holds 21-1/2 ounces.
Though comprised of more than 24-percent lead crystal, which lends superb brilliance and clarity, Vinum glasses are affordable because they are machine-made. In fact, Vinum is the first machine-made line dedicated to Riedel's philosophy of shaping and sizing a glass to suit the wine within. In addition to wine stems, the Vinum collection also includes cocktail and spirits glasses. While dishwasher-safe, Vinum crystal is best washed by hand to prevent detergent residue that can affect wine taste. --Ann Bieri
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
You can't go wrong with these glasses.:
Great for every day, don't keep these in the cabinet or china hutch. Life is too short to drink cheap wine or use cheap glasses and these are really affordable Riedel. Use a quality glass for your wine - you are worth it. The shape of these glasses will bring out all the nuances a Bordeaux, Cab or Meritage.
wonderful until they shatter:
These are for the most part, magnificent wine glasses. Notice I said for the most part. The problems stem not from the experience of drinking the wine, but from what happens afterwards. It seems as if anything-- and I do mean anything-- can and will shatter these fragile glasses. They have broken in the dishwasher; broken when washing by hand (as gently as if I were washing a baby's bottom); broken when being tucked away for the night; broken even when glanced at (though it was with some degree of malice).... more info
beautiful glassware:
Riedel makes a beautiful wine glass and the Vinum Bordeaux/Cabernet doesn't disappoint. It is wonderful to hold and lovely to look at. Riedel makes glasses in different price ranges, which is nice for the consumer who doesn't want to spend a lot of money but appreciates good design.
great product; damaged:
I ordered 8 Riedel Vinum Bordeaux glasses. 2 of the first four were chipped. I returned them and was sent replacements. One arrived with the stem broken. In checking with a local store, I saved only the tax and would have had less trouble and perfect condition glasses.
The glasses themselves are great.
