Riedel Vinum Extreme Cabernet/Merlot Glasses, Set of 2
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Manufacturer: RiedelBrand: Riedel
Model: 4444 / 0
Product features:
- Set of 2 Cabernet/Merlot glasses measuring 9-3/4 inches tall and holding 30-3/8 ounces each
- Machine-made from 24-percent lead crystal for superb brilliance and clarity
- Oversized, diamond-shaped design enables wines to breathe; tapered rim for swirling
- Dishwasher-safe; washing by hand recommended for optimal performance
- Graceful, symmetrical profiles with slender stems that keep body heat away from wine
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Riedel Vinum Extreme Cabernet/Merlot Glasses, Set of 2
Customer Review: You should try these glasses
Summary: 5 Stars
I attended a party some years back and the host opened some wines that had people oohing and aahhing. This party opened up a whole new world to me which was unexpected. The host's brother, who had worked at Columbia Winery in Washington State, saw I had been poured some of this prized wine from the host's cellar and was drinking it from a smallish wine glass of dubious ancestry. He asked what I thought of the wine, which I replied was delicious, and he brought one of the host's Riedel glasses to me. I was asked to taste it in the ordinary glass and then taste it after pouring it into the Riedel. I was skeptical and thought he was a real wine snob. But when I followed his suggestion it was almost as if I was drinking two different wines and the Riedel glass clearly brought out the best of the wine.
I asked for a set of the Pinot Noir/Burgundy glasses that Christmas, a set of Chardonnay the following Christmas and now I'm buying myself a set of the Cabernet/Merlot glasses as a New Year's present.
You will not regret the expense of these glasses once you sip something tasty from them. And you may find that people who don't know of these glasses or the reason for them may snicker as I did the first time I saw the size of them. Just buy them and enjoy and do for any skeptics what the party's host's brother did for me those years ago. Do a side by side test with the same wine in ordinary wine glass and a Riedel. Maybe they will be swayed like I was and then become a student of wines.
Description of Riedel Vinum Extreme Cabernet/Merlot Glasses, Set of 2
A perfect addition to your Riedel collection, these Riedel Vinum Extreme Cabernet/Merlot glasses are designed specifically for wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The Extreme line, most known for their larger, more dramatic diamond shaped bowls, provide an even larger surface area, exposing the wine to more oxygen and allowing it to fully open up, resulting in heightened performance, and further enhanced drinking experience for those using them. The Riedel Vinum Extreme collection was designed in response to the continued improvement in the quality of wines being produced today. As wines have become more dense, concentrated and perfected, so has the call for new glass shapes. The Extreme line is machine-made of 24% lead crystal.Renowned European glassmaker Riedel designs the shape of each glass to most fully enhance the appreciation of the wine within. To meet the demand of today's increasingly more concentrated wines, Riedel developed the Vinum Extreme line, which features a pronounced diamond shaped bowl. Oversized and extra-tall, each standing 9-3/4 inches tall and holding a whopping 30-3/8 ounces at full capacity, the two Vinum Extreme glasses in this set are designed especially to give Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot plenty of breathing surface. At the same time, the modern diamond shape looks distinctly snazzier than typical wine stems.
Though Vinum Extreme glasses are machine-made to be affordable, the glasses nonetheless consist of 24 percent lead crystal for distinctive clarity and brilliance. The set of two European-made glasses makes a handsome wedding gift or augments an existing collection. While dishwasher-safe, Vinum Extreme crystal, especially in the larger sizes, is best washed by hand to prevent both breakage and the detergent residue that can affect wine taste. --Ann Bieri
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