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Kitchen & Housewares : Riedel Vinum Extreme Cabernet/Merlot Glasses, Set of 2 |
- You should try these glassesI 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.
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- Big Glass for a Big RedThis is a very nice wine glass and the biggest red wine glass I have owned. It is significantly larger (28oz vs 22oz, about an inch taller and has a wider bowl) than the Riedel Vinum Red Wine Glasses I own. Personally, it is not as comfortable to hold due to the very large size. Also, be very careful hand washing all Riedel Red Wine Glasses as not to twist off the stem. I've done it twice when I thought I was being careful. My recommendation - skip the 'Vinum Extreme' line, stick with the 'Vinum' line.
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- Vinum Extreme Cab glassesIf you drink good wine, you need a good wineglass. The Riedel Vinum Extreme is an elegant wineglass, with a thin lip to focus your attention on the wine, a large bowl for swirling and to collect the wines vapors, and a simple design. Riedel is the gold standard in stemware.
If you are drinking wine to get your girlfriend drunk, stemware from Bed, Bath, and Beyond will suffice. For the epicure, the Riedel Vinum series is well worth the investment.
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- excellentExcellent glasses. I bought these after reading another review . The enjoyment with these glasses of the wine is definitely enhanced after i had wine in these glasses had the same wine with my olsd glasses i could not believe that a wine glass could really make the difference . i am so glad i bought these . If you are a wine lover then these are the wine glasses you want
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- Excellent merlot/cabernet glasses!I bought these for my father-in-law who drinks the same type of merlot every night. He called to tell me the glasses are wonderful, because he said they made his wine taste better! I told him about Riedel and that he invented tailoring glasses to the type of wine. I was amazed he could actually taste a difference!
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