During one of my holidays in Austria, I visited Riedel, the wine-glass company in Kufstein. Here glassblowers still use the ancient mouth-blowing technic to create the world-famous handcrafted Riedel glasses.
Professor Claus J. Riedel was the first designer to recognize that the bouquet, taste, balance and finish of wines are affected by the shape of the glass from which they are consumed. The character of the Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet, Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Riesling are totally different and not comparable in style.
As a lover of great wines Claus Riedel studied the links between the unique properties of a grape, the taste, smell receptors and the shape of the wine glass. To create the ultimate wine glass, he along with great winemakers discussed the specific features of the various grapes in the various regions. With the data collected, he developed, together with his son Georg, different shapes of wine glasses in which the unique character of a grape variety perform at its best.
By their shape, size and diameter a Riedel wine glass translate the "message of the wine" to the human senses the best.
I took a few glasses with be back home and experienced why top-rated wineries and restaurants throughout the world use Riedel.
Cheers!
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