Riedel Vinum Champagne/Prestige Cuvee Glasses, Set of 6

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Product Features

• 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.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.5 x 8.8 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B00004SZ7Z
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,837 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review

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

Product Description

Renowned Austrian glassmaker Riedel designs the shape of each glass to most fully enhance the appreciation of the wine within. These two flutes are formed in a classic, straight-sided shape, which allows the bubbles from...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant "everyday" flutes, May 3, 2000

By	T. K. Schonhoff (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes every occasion special!, May 27, 2002

By	Lisa Shea "LisaShea.com" - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

I've done many, many tests on how wine tastes differently in various glass options and in different situations. Riedel is one of the tests that is easy for even beginning drinkers to see the difference in. The flavor is *amazingly* different when you compare the exact same wine in a Riedel glass vs normal wine glasses.

Even if you buy inexpensive wines, you will get much more enjoyment out of them with this glassware compared to other options. If you are buying mid-range wines, the difference will blow you away. Think of the Riedel glass as allowing you to see what the wine in your bottle *really* was meant to taste like.

Champagne and sparkling wine are traditional at special occasions, but they're also being drunk more and more as a 'regular' accompanyment to sushi and before a meal. It's great that people are enjoying this delicious wine any time, and these glasses help bring out the great flavors in sparklers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Fav, January 7, 2005

By	rash67 (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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!