Riedel Winewings Set of 4 Tasting Glasses

99.95 GBP*

Description

The Riedel Winewings Set of Four Tasting Glasses contains the following: 1 x Riedel Winewings Cabernet Sauvignon Glass, 1 x Riedel Winewings Pinot Noir/ Nebbiolo Glass, 1 x Riedel Winewings Sauvignon Blanc Glass and 1 x Riedel Winewings Chardonnay Glass. The Cabernet Sauvignon glass is perfect for full-bodied, complex red wines that are high in tannin. The Pinot Noir glass is perfect for light-bodied red wines with high acidity and moderate tannin. The Sauvignon Blanc glass is perfect for all styles of this variety, from the grassy, fruit-forward wines of the Marlborough to the oak-aged, honeyed blends from Bordeaux. The Chardonnay glass is perfect to reveal the intensity of full-bodied white wines, including the wine's multi-layered aromas. Riedel Winewings Cabernet Sauvignon Glass capacity: 820ml. Riedel Winewings Pinot Noir/ Nebbiolo Glass capacity: 950ml capacity. Riedel Winewings Sauvignon Blanc Glass capacity: 865ml. Part of the Riedel Winewings series. Dishwasher safe. Ideal for the true wine connoisseur, Riedel Winewings glasses emphasise the minerality of the wine, perfect for the wine drinker who prefers wines with depth and complexity. Riedel Winewings is a stunning collection by Georg Riedel. Georg’s swansong series is the culmination of 47 years working in the family business, designing products to enhance the enjoyment of beverages on the way to becoming the father of functional glassware. Asked by a customer in 2018 to create the ultimate glass for Cabernet Sauvignon, the following 12 months consisted of many tastings and changes to glass shape, size and rim diameter until Riedel Winewings literally took flight. Flat-bottomed and reminiscent of an aircraft wing, complete with winglets, Riedel Winewings is described by Georg as “brutally functional, taking the wine’s aromas and flavours on a flight.” Describing the reasoning behind this brutally functional design, Georg says “I chose a flat and stretched bottom with a wing-l ike shape as it increases the surface area of the wine exposed to oxygen. This leads to greater levels of evaporation and enables a greater intensity of aroma. When positioning one’s head to the glass, the nose is closer to the exposed and wider surface of the wine. This alone would not fully deliver the optimal aroma of each grape variety so, to capture the delicate layered aromas, it was necessary to curve the glass walls and to correctly calibrate the opening of each glass with its rim diameter.”