Wine Glasses

[bloviatrix]

In my neverending quest to get through my pile of incoming periodicals, I came across an interesting article about the different companies producing wine glasses.

Crystal, Made Clear

Among the glasses they examine are Reidel, Spielelau, Baccarat, and William Yeoward - new American glass maker.

If a wineglass is above all an alcohol-delivery system, it ought to perform its function notably better than a Dixie cup. A recent debunking article in Gourmet magazine challenged Riedel's assertion that its glasses actually deepen the taste of wine thanks to their shapes. Scientists proclaimed the notion as nonsense, but at the end of the piece, one neurophysiologist conceded that heightened expectations—the act of drinking from a beautifully shaped glass—do play a psychological role in how people perceive wine.

[Jason Perlow]

I am actually quite curious as to what is going to happen to the Spiegelau line now that Riedel has purchased the company.

[jgould]

question: the article, referred to above, btw thanks, mentions buying both a Montrachet wide-mouthed (VC 416/97 7 3/8" 21 1/8oz) & a Chablis narrower-mouthed (VC 416/5 7 3/4" 12 3/8oz) for a "good" set, according to the author.

however, would not the vinum classic (VC) chardonnay glass (confusingly the same as the above Chablis glass) be the most logical. as per georg riedel, when questioned which glass he would select if he could only select one -"it would be the chardonnay vinum classic".

if one was SO SERIOUS about using the "proper" glass, then could use the burgundy red for both reds & montrachets??

Edited November 29, 2004 by jgould (log)

[jgould]

question: the article, referred to above, btw thanks, mentions buying both a Montrachet wide-mouthed (VC 416/97 7 3/8" 21 1/8oz) & a Chablis narrower-mouthed  (VC 416/5 7 3/4" 12 3/8oz) for a "good complete" set, according to the author.

however, would not the vinum classic (VC) chardonnay glass (confusingly the same as the above Chablis glass) be the most logical. as per georg riedel, when questioned which glass he would select if he could only select one -"it would be the chardonnay vinum classic".

if one was SO SERIOUS about using the "proper" glass, then could use the burgundy red for both reds & montrachets??

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any thoughts as per my question?

[winesonoma]

Trader Joes has 4 Riedel glasses for $24.95. Did not see exactly what they were as I was checking out. Big ones.