2007-01-10 03:39:30 · 4 answers · asked by I.M. 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
They're very nice. They're the standard for wine glasses in Napa Valley. They also break VERY easily. I once had to buff a couple hundred of them and was highly nervous. The guy who was helping me warned me about it, and sure enough a couple of the pieces he was buffing snapped right at the stem. He said it happens all the time.
So yeah, they're beautiful, popular, and highly fragile.
2007-01-10 04:07:14 · answer #1 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Riedel makes a very inexpensive version of their drinkware for Target.You can get four glass set for $35. They have everything from beer glasses to wine to champagne flutes.
I break too many glasses to buy the real version. But love them when I am at wine events in Napa. I was at a wine tasting class at copia and we tried a wine in several different glasses ranging from plastic to riedel fancy stuff and I did notice slight differences.
2007-01-10 08:00:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really love my Riedel. I don't know that the 100 dollar hand made ones are distinguishable from the 20 dollar machine made ones though (the vinum vs. the sommelier series I believe). I recommend at least a set of the bordeaux and of the chard glasses, then supplement as desired. Very fragile. Never dishwash these.
2007-01-10 05:48:26 · answer #3 · answered by Chef Noah 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love them.
2007-01-10 05:00:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋