Riedel Ouverture Red Wine Glasses, Set of 4

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Main Features

4 glasses shaped for serving red wines
Machine-blown of lead-free potash glass
Cut-and-polished rims so wine flows easily onto tongue
Each holds 12-3/8 ounces, stands 7-3/8 inches high
Made by world renowned wineglass makers

Product Description

Introduced in 1989, Riedel's Ouverture collection is an uncomplicated beginner series for customers who appreciate good, reasonably priced wine. You needn't have an encyclopedic knowledge of varietals or wine-growing regions to appreciate this fine stemware.

Amazon.com Review

Perfect for everyday use, the four red-wine glasses in this set are part of the moderately priced Ouverture series offered by world-renowned Austrian wineglass maker Riedel Crystal (founded in 1756). Being lead-free, they're not crystal like Riedel's premium glasses but are machine blown of potash glass and are dishwasher-safe. Their thin rims are cut and polished to Riedel's exacting standards, so wine flows easily onto the tongue. Each glass holds 12-3/8 ounces and stands 7-3/8 inches high. Though glasses shaped and sized for different types of wine seem commonplace today, when Riedel introduced this idea in 1961, it was revolutionary. Since then Riedel has continued fine-tuning glasses to bring out the best characteristics in wines and spirits. Varying bowls' shapes and sizes affects the position of the head when sipping and where wine first contacts the tongue's various taste zones. — Fred Brack

Product Details

Title: Riedel Ouverture Red Wine Glasses, Set of 4
Sales Rank: 618 in Outdoor Living
Manufacturer: Riedel, Model: 408 /00
Item Dimensions: 16 x 12 x 8 inches, 3 pounds
Package Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.7 x 6.7 inches, 1.3 pounds

Customer Reviews

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For me these are the perfect size of glass. Although they are made for Red Wine I use them for White as well. They are very good quality and pretty sturdy. I have had the more expensive Riedel glasses and they are wonderful but very fine and tend… More reviews

Good value: These aren't the most elegant wine glasses in the world but they are attractive enough to put on all but the fanciest tables. The pricing is fair and not a level that you would avoid using them because of concerns about breaking one. The bottom line is that they represent a good value and they also do justice to your… More reviews

Poor Packaging!!!!!!!: While the items arrived in a timely manner, there was absolutely no packaging in the box to protect the wine glasses. Unfortunately, there were broken glasses. I returned them indicating what had happened in transit and they sent out a new set- with no packaging. Once again we had broken glasses.
Did someone actually think four sets of wine glasses… More reviews

Too many imperfections: Maybe it was this particular batch combined with poor quality control/inspection, but there were lots of flaws on each glass in one of two sets I bought. I have other Riedel wine glasses that are terrific. These were very poor quality; seemed like a cheap imitation or cheaper version of Riedel's glasses. … More reviews

love the glasses: these glasses are wonderful to drink from...
the only drawback may be that i can't put them in the dishwasher as they are too tall for the top shelf...at the moment this is not bothering me a bit More reviews

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