That's what Georg J. Riedel, the maker of Riedel wine glasses told a crowd recently. The question has been fermenting for a while now. Does the glass make the wine taste better? Riedel will tell you the shape of the glass matters, but lets face it, he's a bit biased.Here is something you wouldn't expect him to say though... he hates the stemless tumblers (pictured on right) called the O line. He also doesn't care for beer even though his company sells beer glasses.
If you prefer your wine straight out of the book, Riedel says his stemware will make your boxed wine taste even better. I know, that's hard to believe.
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I'm not entirely convinced.
ReplyDeleteThat's because wine drinking is an activity that's prone to incredible variation and random factors.
We drink wine when it's warm, or when it's cold; when we're in a happy mood, or reflective; outside, or inside; in humidity or dryness; alone, or with family, or friends - and that's not even mentioning how the food that we might be eating while drinking the wine affects the wine drinking experience!
Under extremely controlled conditions... perhaps the wine glass makes an empirical difference.
But whatever your glass, the most important thing is that you enjoy the wine. Maybe the glass itself is part of your personal enjoyment (as it surely is for Mr Reidel).
And always drink wine in good company.
I agree. I spent a lot of time thinking about which Riedel glass to buy. Once you decide on Riedel, the question becomes how much do you want to spend? In the end, I bought the less expensive ones. I already broke one. LOL.
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