- Designed to put more bubbles in your bubbly
- Machine-made of 24% lead crystal
- Affordable second-tier from a prestigious name in wine-friendly stemware
- Made in Bavaria by world's premier wine glass maker
- Height, Capacity: 8 5/8"H, 8 1/8 oz.
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Looking like an especially well-regulated art nouveau lava lamp, the Riedel Vinum Series Cuvee/Prestige glass was designed to add to your enjoyment of your favorite sparkling wines. The obvious and prime attraction to any bubbly is the bubbles. This glass is known as 416/48 to Riedel loyalists; at the interior bottom of its weighty, languidly curved bowl lies a small crystal pinhole. This etched "fizz mark" provides a rough surface on which the beads form, rising to the surface in a steady stream through the center of the liquid. It may sound scientifically dry, but it's just Riedel's way of putting the "fizz" in "physics." --Tony Mason
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Designed to highlight the bouquet of champagne, this light and well-balanced glass accentuates the complexity and richness of vintage champagnes and prestige cuves. Recommended for: Prestige Cuve, Ros Champagne, Vintage Champagne, Vintage sparkling wine.
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Elegant "everyday" flutes,
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This review is from: Riedel Vinum Champagne/Prestige Cuvee Glasses, Set of 6 (Kitchen)
After we bought a pair of these to replace some older Champagne flutes, one use sent us running back to the store to stock up - it's now the only stem we use. The shape is classic, elegant and has a nice weight - balancing delicacy with just enough sturdiness to feel reassuring. We've found that with some other stemware we've owned, our guests feel a little hesitant to handle the slender stem. I know from experience that hand-washing makes me pretty nervous after snapping the stem off some fine but too-delicate pieces. These, on the other hand, have just the right heft without sacrificing any of their "crystal" character.The best part of all is that every glass creates a little ring of bubbles at the surface right in the middle of the glass (when it sits still for a moment). Apparently they've designed the glass to do just that. We also find that with richer, more aromatic Champagnes these glasses do a very good job of showcasing the nose of the wine.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Fav,
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This review is from: Riedel Vinum Champagne/Prestige Cuvee Glasses, Set of 6 (Kitchen)
The perfect Riedel Champagne glass focuses the nose of the Champagne like focusing a magnifying glass. Layers of flavor become apparent singlely, instead of just a muddled mass. Straight up & down tulip shaped glasses that hold in fine bubbles, so the wine doesn't go flat, may hold sightly better, but this glass really focuses the nose better.
Be careful hand washing, turn upside down and hold NEAR glass and shake gently, don't hold the bottom or stem may crack. Hang dry upside down. Yeah they are pricey. Frankly all the Reidel glasses, each designed specifically for a different varietal, focus nose better than those made by any other glass maker I know. These people know what they are doing. They must have some real sommeliers (wines experts in restaurants) on their staff to design these. For high end wines, get the specific Reidel glass designed for what you drink most! I have also used these for tasting quality dessert wines and cognac (only filling up a quarter or less) and they worked well for parsing noses!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product in reasonable price,
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This review is from: Riedel Vinum Champagne/Prestige Cuvee Glasses, Set of 6 (Kitchen)
I'm a Riedel fan because I used to work for wines business so I had chance to test different glasses for free, and Riedel offer the best quality along with the price factor. I have Sommelier Bordeaux glasses (real great for collection wines but it's a pain to hand wash it by myself with great care next morning) but Vinum series are the best for daily use. I don't mind that litte logo at all so it's not a problem to me (as long as it's my favour brand names). But caution: Riedel suffering quality control problem and it's happened few years ago, I know it because I used to check the shipment piece by piece when it arrived at my shops. My first shipment was no exception, it's came with 3 defected glasses, 1 with critical defect (Borken edge) and 2 with major defects (Bubbles mark at the bodies) Hey, it's 50% and unacceptable from such a famous manufacturer! The logistics from Amazon save the problem, the second shipment arrived 2 days later (Amazing!) and all glasses are free from defects (Hurray!). You got to be serious in drinking to appreciate what Reidel's quality make your fine champagne shine. Don't buy this if you expect these glasses will make your cheap sparkling wines taste better (although it helps a little), it will definitely disappoint you. Remember these glasses are suppose to pair with fine champagne!
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