Riedel Glasses in NJ restaurants

[Rosie]

Just saw an ad that listed restaurants that use Riedel glasses. The Bernards Inn in Bernardsville was the only restaurant listed. Do you know of any other NJ restaurants that use Riedel?

[alembic54]

I am in the wine business and work for Lauber Imports; Riedels distributor in NY , NJ. and Pa. I will try and get a comprehensive list of NJ restaurants that carry riedel and post it here.

Jeff

[viejo majadero]

Rosie

Do you mean have them for every day service? or Do you mean they have them in the restaurant available, but put them out for special use/occasions?

And why only Riedel and not other high quality glassware?

An American Grill has Riedel on hand for special wines but it is a more durable glass for restaurants. Ryland sets the table with Riedel but it is the more expensive style. Cent Anni in Maplewood uses Spiegleau for special wines.

Viejo

[Rosie]

"Do you mean have them for every day service? or Do you mean they have them in the restaurant available, but put them out for special use/occasions? "

Either. Would be interested to know both.

"And why only Riedel and not other high quality glassware?"

Because the ad was for Riedel. If you know of other high quality glassware that is used in restaurants certainly tell us where and what.

[Rosie]

I am in the wine business and work for Lauber Imports; Riedels distributor in NY , NJ. and Pa. I will try and get a comprehensive list of NJ restaurants that carry riedel and post it here.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff. That would be great.

[Lreda]

"Do you mean have them for every day service?  or  Do you mean they have them in the restaurant available,  but put them out for special use/occasions? "

Either. Would be interested to know both.

"And why only Riedel and not other high quality glassware?"

Because the ad was for Riedel. If you know of other high quality glassware that is used in restaurants certainly tell us where and what.

Rosie,

Reidel puts out a special restaurant glass that is actually dishwasher friendly. On a 3 case deal from Lauber Inports they come to approx $4 a glass.

I made the decision to use them for wines on my special selection list only because I don't have the room to store them for every wine on my list. They are somewhat larger then my regular glasswear.

Lou

[Peter B Wolf]

Rosie, the ad I saw (Food Arts, Jun '03, pg 4) lists the following:

Bernards Inn , 27 Mine Brook Rd , BERNARDSVILLE, NJ 07924 , 908-766-0002

An American Grill , 246 State Hwy No 10 , RANDOLPH, NJ 07801 , 973-442-9311

Renaissance Meadowlands , 801 Rutherford Ave , RUTHERFORD, NJ 07070 , 201-231-3100

[albie]

I've not been there for a while, but the Ryland Inn used Riedel on my last visit, about a year ago. Personally, my impression is that it's a needless extravagance for a restaurant to use them. They're much too fragile and expensive for commercial use, and Speigelau is a more than acceptable alternative-- sturdier, cheaper and of a quality that compares well with Riedel.

Manhattan's celebrated Chanterelle and its Master Sommelier Roger Dagorn, among others, get along just fine with Speigelau.

[Betsy Alger]

In my experience, Speigelau, which we use at The Frog and The Peach is more expensive than the restaurant quality Riedel which is glass, not crystal. It is also a nicer glass (higher quality) We use them for all bottled wine and for upper end wines by the glass. We have a generic glass for wines by the glass at the bar.

With regard to fragility, the Speigelau is indeed too fragile! A red wine galss costs about $7.00 and breaks if polished with too much gusto, if a glass rack is set down too quickly (loosing more than one glass!), if bumped togeher when being carried, and sometimes just sort of explodes on the shelf...... But... they are beatiful!

As expenses are on the rise for the stuff we have little control over like utilities and insurance, we are looking into the possibility of changing to the less expensive, more durable Riedel.

I hadn't realized until reading this thread Riedel is willing to promote those establishments that use their glass. There is an extra plus to that! Please however, realize that what they are giving credit for and what the restaurant going public is being lead to believe is a really big deal is not the same quaility glass as the Riedel glass you would use to at home for your very best bottle of wine shared with your very best friends. Nor is it the best glass that a restaurant has to chose from.

Enjoy your wine and take care of those glasses. A nice glass does make a difference!

Thanks for supporting independent restaurants!

[albie]

Betsy. I guess we're comparing apples and oranges-- I totally forgot about the value-priced glass Riedels. You're quite right, however, about how crucial glassware is to the enjoyment of wine. I did an article sometime back about how New Jersey was the BYOB capital of the country, thanks to its restrictive liquor licensing; I pointed that the fly in that ointment was the deplorable quality of the glasses proffered to the brown-bagging wine-loving diner!

Riedels, of course, are first-rate, but I do think Herr Georg takes his insistence on just one `right" glass for each type of wine more than a bit too far.... My breakfront, let alone my budget, is not big enough to hold a full service for eight of all his permutations!

[Rosie]

Albie--Can you post the article you wrote about BYO's in NJ? Where was it published?

[albie]

Rosie, re my NJ BYOB article: it ran on Bloomberg Multimedia and it's their property; let me see whether I can sweet-talk my boss into letting me onpass it to you.. best, albie

[viejo majadero]

With regard to fragility, the Speigelau is indeed too fragile!  A red wine galss costs about $7.00

Betsy

I can easily purchase Spiegelau for a few cents less than $5.00.

I would think with your volume you could do a lot better. I do understand the breakage issue but I have to say I tried the less expensive Riedels (no disrespect to Lou Reda ) and there is no comparison.

While many poke fun at me I bring my own glasses when I can.

Thanks

Viejo