RIEDEL "O" OLD WORLD SYRAH

Perfect

Excelentes

Schnelle Lieferung, schönes, zeitloses Design, sehr gut verpackt.

Is Riedel “O” a worthy alternative to Vinum? Is the “OO” tumbler different from the “O”? Most of use could agree it would be great to have more of the “Big O” in our lives. Great wine just might be the next best thing. Although this listing is for the “O” tumbler, it appears identical to the “OO” series in every way. I ordered these to match a broken glass, so it’s easy to make a direction comparison of these excellent vessels. Read on to learn if these less expensive Riedel glasses are worth considering for half the price of the legendary Vinum: If you love good wine you know that Riedel’s Vinum collection is the gold standard of wine crystal. When we were married nearly two decades ago we were blessed with Riedel Vinum glasses in red wine, white wine and champagne styles. We have only broken a few over the years and our friends and relatives were so generous we still have some stems that have never been used with the famous Riedel sticker still in place. First, these are excellent glasses. Although machined, let’s not be wine snobs about it. Although are Vinums are technically Cabernet Sauvignon glasses, any of the red wine Riedel glasses do marvelously whether you are pouring Syrah, Pinot, Cabernet or even other more exotic red grapes. This “Syrah” design is more tapered in at the top because a 1990s a taste test among experts revealed that the aroma of Syrah/Shiraz can be best gathered with this shape, theoretically enhancing flavor, too. I had been jealous of the wine tumbler design since Riedel first introduced it in 2004. I was glad to see these at a terrific price of about $13 a stem in 2020 and now just about $11. After carefully comparing the glasses to the Vinum I recommend them highly although we prefer to hand wash and would not use the dishwasher. Here are some differences: The Riedel O Collection still makes a beautifully chirpy and musical “clink” sound. It’s satisfying when making a toast yet the resonance and musicality does not linger as expressively as the Vinum. Also, if you do get the Tumblers, due to the very nature of these being stemless, the still clink but not as beautifully as a stemmed crystal wine glass. They are thin and beautiful—a true pleasure to drink from. Three years after my review of the identical “OO” tumbler, that Riedel collection is still not in their master catalog which can be downloaded online. My guess is that each collection retains a slightly different name for marketing sales channel purposes only. For example, this “O” version was first introduced as an exclusive to Williams Sonoma. Now, that’s enough tedium! It’s time for my wife and I to go “tumble” with these “tumblers” and a great vino. We share A TOAST TO YOU AND YOURS for prosperity, health and great days ahead! CHEERS!!!

More stable than long stem wine glasses, but my wife found the a little wide to grip.