These hips do not lie. The most curvature stemware graces the most detailed and feminine wines available. With the most dignified shape and chic appeal, these glasses perfectly complement the grace and beauty of Pinot Noir. As all perfect dinner pairings typically feature Pinot Noir, it is highly worth the consideration if you are a fan of one of the most prolific varietals and wine producing regions of the world. This continuous search for innovation is core to the brand’s DNA. Claus Riedel, the 9th-generation owner of Riedel Crystal, was a glassmaker, chemistry professor and chemical engineer, and one of the first glassware makers to understand that the shape of the glass affects the wine inside it. He is noted as being the first to create, produce, and market variety-specific glassware shapes.

The top portion of the bowl acts as the varietal-specific conductor,” Riedel explains, “concentrating the aromas and flavors of a specific grape varietal and delivering an enhanced experience to the nose and palate.” Of course these very luxurious, handmade, mouth-blown items (made by the jolly-looking crew below), are not cheap – but they are very competitively priced compared with some other wine glasses. They also come in an extremely smart, sturdy box (designed by Richard) with a full colour booklet. Prices as below:Square wine glasses are perfect for use as your go to white wine and still rose glass. We recommend using square wine glasses for wines that are distinctly fruit forward with a clean finish. Chilled whites such as Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier are a fantastic match for a square wine glass. What started as a single-project Cabernet glass morphed into a full investigation on how this flat glass can be adapted to different varietals. Cabernet Sauvignon is often considered the varietal with fierce body and tannin. The cross threat is multifaceted and pairs perfectly with all big bodied wines. From all of the five native red Bordeaux varietals Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, & Petit Verdot to Zinfandel and more, you will almost always find a use for this stem. Considered a “must have” in a wine glass collection. I know that most wine-glass manufacturers offer a range of glasses, some of them running to dozens of different models, and all of them offering different shapes and sizes for different wines according to their colour, strength, fizziness and, often, provenance, but I am above all a pragmatist. A different glass for each different wine may increase potential pleasure by a few per cent, but who has the space to store multiple different sorts of wine glass? (And I have always had some difficulty working out which is which anyway.) I have spent 42 years trying to make wine as approachable and as pleasurable as possible and sincerely believe that just one glass for all wines makes perfect practical sense. All stemmed wine glasses offer a unique and effortless grip. The stem and base provide the drinker with an opportunity to clearly see the contents inside the glass. The stem keeps fingers off the bulb of the glass to allow you to properly inspect the color. Inspecting the color/ hue of the wine is a major component in professional wine tasting.

Through a year of experimenting, testing and tasting, Riedel created seven different flat-bottomed glasses, each fine tuned to highlight the most popular wines (Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Syrah/Shiraz, Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Champagne).Each glass has Riedel’s flat-bottom design, then moves upwards in ripples rather than one long curve.Designed to showcase red and white sparkling wines, Elixir Glassware glasses have a sleek, slender stem that allows them to be seen in the finest light possible. June 2023 Today is the fifth anniversary of my wine glass and decanters – see JR x RB glassware turns five. Classic Flute- Stars with a very narrow base of the bowl and progressively opens as you move towards the rim. This allows for a beautiful display of firework bubbles as they escape towards the top. COUP (Seen in Photo)- Has become the most popular in the recent decade as many have shied away from the classic trumpet flute. The coup has a wider rim allowing for more extensive aromas and a less claustrophobic experience.