Product Features

• Designed to enhance enjoyment of premium fortified wines
• Machine-made of 24% lead crystal
• Hand-washing recommended
• Perfect for bridal or any gift-giving occasion
• Height, Capacity: 6 1/2"H, 8 1/2 oz.

From the Editors

If, when asked to enumerate your favorite after-dinner beverages, you find yourself listing port, then you will cherish Riedel's Vinum series port glass. Austrian glassmaker Riedel has built a reputation based on the premise that the tongue is divided into four zones, each recognizing either sweetness, bitterness, saltiness, or acidity, and that by changing a glass's size and shape, it can be perfectly attuned to a particular wine's stylistic nuances. With this glass, Riedel has set its sights on the rich high-alcohol classics from Portugal. With its elegant, barely fluted teardrop design, the Vinum port glass serves to enhance the wine's floral, raisiny aromatics while mitigating any alcohol burn to the nose. In doing so, the Vinum port glass is sure to become indispensable after all fine meals. <I>--Tony Mason</I>
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Customer Response

Very good
Oh boy, you guys are hilarious. I didn't even notice the logo on the bottom of the glass until I read your 'complaints' about it. . These glasses are great for the ports for which they are designed, other sweet wines, and the occasional spirit as well. I broke one just cleaning with a cloth, though, so only 4 stars.

Why advertise?
OK...
Got all excited about finally buying Riedel wine glasses. They are on sale. I am opening the box and.... RIEDEL is etched in frost in big letters on the underside of the base. What the heck? I am returning these. When I am paying this kind of money on glassware, I do not want a cheap logo on them. If they had put a discreet "R" or something, that would be different. This is just plain tacky. Such a shame as the glass otherwise looks good, although I do feel a ridge on the stem as someone else did. I suspect this is why they are on sale, as I doubt they were meant to be frosted this way. What a dissapointment...

Nice but Please...
Ok, so Riedel Vinum Port Glasses are in fact beautiful, I certainly don't dispute that. When I saw them in the store I thought, "that's exactly what I'm looking for." $21 a piece ($85 for six or whatever it is), a little steep but I'll bite the bullet and get 'em. Then I picked them up. Why would someone design such a beautiful glass (or anything for that matter) and insist on putting their name on it. Tacky. I don't advertise at my dinner table. As a professionally trained chef I recommend going for the official port glass, authorized by the IVP - Instituto do Vinho do Porto and designed by world acclaimed Portuguese architect Siza Vieira. <$37. I believe they ship from Europe so it may take a few to get them here in the states...mine are on the way.

Great glass for Port Lovers!
I was a little concerned after reading the reviews regarding the possible misrepresentation on the glasses being made in Austria by Riedel, but mine were machine made crystal made by Riedel in Austria. Washed them and tried them out immediately on some recent 1997 vintage port and they were super. Although the port was very young, the glasses really brought out the flavor in a side by side comparison. Great for entertaining, and a super value!

For Wine and Chocolate
After buying these Riedel Vinum Port Glasses in person at Williams-Sonoma where I paid full price, I found them ... for 1/3 less even with shipping. I learned my lesson. Anyway, the size and shape of these glasses (slightly smaller than a typical wine glass but larger than a "cordial" glass) really do make port and other fortified wines taste better. I didn't drink dessert wines much until Wine Spectator's October 2002 feature, "Chocolate for Wine Lovers." I decided to try some of the combinations they recommended. Invited to dinner at a friend's house, I brought a Banyuls (like port but more fragile) with incredible Pierre Hermé "Sweet Indulgence" chocolates. This was a magical combination, a delight to the senses. The wine is so intense, you don't need much; hence the smaller glasses. The host didn't have proper port glasses, so I bought these as a gift. It can be difficult to find real port glasses but these are just perfect. We are enjoying them while trying other dessert wines for chocolate, like fine Port, Tokay, and Vin Santo. I found the quality excellent; our glasses had none of the defects that previous reviewers mention and no "logo" on them either. I would recommend them to anyone.

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