Whats so special about Riedel glasses and why would a wino want them?
” These two had learned of the glasses from a trip to the Paso Robles wine area. They were actually given the glasses to take home as part of their $5.00 tasting fee. This is a good question indeed. Glasses are a very important part of the whole wine scene, and have been for a very long time. Obviously you need one to drink the liquid. Of course, one could just hoist the jug or ladle it out of the barrel, and we know it was poured into cups for centuries to serve to guests and to drink for supper, but now the glass is the vessel of choice and much is made of it. The choice of glassware is often as important to the success of the evening in the hosts’ mind as the food selections for dinner!. The early cups of sturdy earthenware became actual art objects and beautiful chalices and goblets adorned wealthy wine lovers’ tables through the centuries until the glass was perfected. Now it is certainly the instrument of choice for wine drinking and woe unto those who don’t get it right, sayeth
