Riedel Vinum Liqueur/Grappa Glasses, Set of 6

by Riedel

Product Features

• Designed to enhance Italian grappa and French Marc
• 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: 6 3/8"H, 2 7/8 oz.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 2 x 8 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SZ80
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 416 /70
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,845 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Few entities have undergone and survived the forces of public attention and critical reevaluation as have grappa and its cousin from France, Marc--unless we include the house of Riedel itself. For centuries, the Austrian glassmaker contented itself with the manufacture of vases and bowls before coming to the forefront of crafting elegant, scientifically designed stemware for serious wine drinkers. And now Riedel, preaching its gospel of increased wine enjoyment by matching grape type to specific glass shape, is set to take on another comeback kid, this one in the spirit world. Once a sort of Continental moonshine made by fermenting and distilling the winemaker's leftovers--grape skins, pulp, seeds, and stems--grappa and Marc have emerged as popular postprandials. And this glass, resembling a hybrid of bud vase and champagne flute, tames these bad boys into pleasurable submission. Tasted in another manufacturer's "grappa" glass, one mid-priced 80-proof offering was all scorched tongue and boozy nose. In the Riedel, with its flared lip and heaviness uncharacteristic of other Vinum models, the same grappa exhibited the elegant floral notes of an orchard. It's no mean feat taming a spirit that is neither willing nor weak. --Tony Mason

Product Description

By highlighting the balanced flavors  maximizing the fruit and balancing the alcohol, Riedel stemware enhances the flavor, bouquet and overall pleasure of premium liquer. 

Machine-made with over 24% lead crystal, Vinum glasses from Riedel are functional, high-quality and reasonably priced.

Recommended for: Grappa, other premium liquer.

Sold in a pack of 6 stems.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tame Your Grappas!, January 20, 2001

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Michela (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Riedel Vinum Liqueur/Grappa Glasses, Set of 6 (Kitchen)

Riedel (pron. ree'-duhl) is the premier name in Austrian leaded crystal stemware. The "Vinum" series is their "affordable" line. (I would not call it "second tier" because Riedel has at least two other series with price points above this one.) Riedel is the preferred choice for wine connoisseurs and enthusiasts, not to mention the port and single-malt scotch aficionados. The artisans of Riedel have designed stemware to accomodate grape-to-glass, as is perfectly demonstrated in these beautiful 3-Ounce Grappa Glasses.

This set of six stems will wow you, your family, and your friends, as you savor the potent Italian brandy, grappa. One's first taste of grappa is almost a rite of passage in an Italian or Italian-American family. But you certainly don't have to be Italian to appreciate the enhancement of this grape which these Riedel glasses bring to your senses. Salute!