Spiegelau Authentis Collection Red Wine Glasses, Set of 6

by Spiegelau

Product Features

• Six glasses for serving full-bodied red wines
• Generously sized and tapered to intensify and concentrate wine's bouquet
• Excellent transparency and brilliance display wine's color, clarity
• Machine-blown of 5 percent lead crystal
• 8-1/2 inches high, 17-ounce capacity

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 9.6 x 8.7 inches ; 2.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005V5MI
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 3944016001
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,548 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Generously sized and tapered toward the rims to intensify and concentrate bouquet, the six glasses in this set are perfect for serving full-bodied red wines. Each glass has a capacity of 17 ounces so it can hold a full serving and still have ample evaporation surface for a wine's full aroma to rise in its tapered chimney. The glasses are machine-blown of 5 percent lead crystal, providing excellent transparency and brilliance for showcasing color and clarity. Elegant, finely balanced, lightweight yet sturdy, they have thin rims to ensure smooth sipping and are dishwasher-safe. Each glass is 8-1/2 inches high. Located in a small Bavarian town that bears the company's name, Spiegelau has been making glassware for nearly 500 years. Wine glasses from Spiegelau's Authentis collection are notable for their strength and value. --Fred Brack

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get a set of white and a set of red and you're ready to dine, September 26, 2002

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Rebecca A. Staffel (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spiegelau Authentis Collection Red Wine Glasses, Set of 6 (Kitchen)

I bought these glasses along with the white ones because they were a great deal, but once they arrived, I was pleasantly surprised by their excellent quality and their beauty. These Spiegelau Authentis Red Wine Glasses have the heft of the Riedel glasses. They feel great in the hand and they make that nice ringing sound of crystal when you toast. The tapered shape does seem to help with the nose of the wine (follow the instructions and only pour wine to the widest part of the glass), and if nothing else, they make you look good at a dinner party. And the best part of all? They seem quite happy to run through the dishwasher, which is great, because washing wineglasses by hand always scares me. After spending three months using both the red and the white Spiegelau glasses, I ordered another set of each, and I'm giving my old Bormiolis away.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thinner rims make for great sips, December 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Spiegelau Authentis Collection Red Wine Glasses, Set of 6 (Kitchen)

I have enjoyed many reds from both Spiegelau and Riedel glasses, and I find no appreciable difference between the two. Both glass designs enhance the aromas and flavors of fine red wines beyond what thicker-rimmed glasses have to offer the taster. And why drink the wine if you can't taste the full range of the flavors? That'd be like digging into a nice porterhouse with nose plugs on.

If image is important to you, buy the Riedel. If enjoying good wine--and knowing you saved about 30%--is your primary aim, buy the Spiegelau. They are for wine drinkers.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, wine glasses do make a difference, October 15, 2002

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Apocalypso "Scott" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spiegelau Authentis Collection Red Wine Glasses, Set of 6 (Kitchen)

I bought a set of the white and red Spiegelau Wine glasses on the recommendation of an article. They are said to be no different in quality from the Riedel but are typically less expensive. The absence of a rim focuses the wine on the more sensitive front part of your tongue, and the shape of the glass focusing the bouquet of the wine, both serve to really enhance your perception of the wine. Even Robert Mondavi, widely considered one of the greatest winemakers of all time, was surprised the first time he tasted a Mondavi wine from a glass like this, exclaiming "I never dreamed my wines were this good!"

I don't know about putting these in the dishwasher-I wouldn't risk it, but the manufacturer says it's fine.