Spiegelau Vino Grande Chardonnay Glasses, Set of 6
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Spiegelau Vino Grande Chardonnay Glasses, Set of 6
Customer Review: Spiegelau will work just fine
Summary: 5 Stars
Spiegelau was acquired by Riedel a year or two ago, and is quite similar to the Riedel Vinum glassware, which sits just below Riedel's high end sommelier series. These glasses offer exceptional value. The difference between the Spiegelau and the Riedel is less in the quality of any individual stems--both are well-made, European machine blown crystal--than in the fact that Riedel offers a broader range of glassware specifically designed to enhance wines from particular varietals (e.g., cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir) or from particular appellations (e.g., Burgundy, Bordeaux). If you are simply looking for a basic red wine glass and a basic white wine glass, the Spiegelau will work just fine. However, if you usually just drink Barolo, for example, you might wish to invest a bit more money in a Riedel stem specifically developed to enhance the bouquet and flavors of that appellation. However, the most important thing to know is that these are excellent quality glassware that offer the major advantages of crystal over regular glass, a thin lip and a microscopic pores in the glass that effectively increase surface area, increasing the area from which the bouquet can launch. Customer Review: Good Value
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for white wine glasses within a budget. When these glasses were delivered I was impressed with their quality. The glasses are delicate, without being overly fragile. After pricing other glasses from several sources, I was happy to be able to find a set of six glasses at the price usually found for four glasses of comparable quality.Customer Review: Great purchase for everyday drinking!
Summary: 5 Stars
We have been using Riedel crystal wine glasses (and still do on occasion with the handful that we have left), but I finally decided to buy Spiegelau glasses for our everyday drinking glasses. Because we drink wine and entertain regularly, our collection of Riedel glasses has been diminishing --- although the crystal Riedel's are beautiful glasses (and still used for the right occasions), they are extremely fragile and I have personally destroyed several while simply hand washing them. At any rate, after years of attrition via visiting friends and family, we needed to stock up on new glasses. Because I hate to hand wash dishes, I began to look into the dishwasher-safe glasses from Riedel and Spiegelau for the new replacements. I was going to just buy the dishwasher-safe Riedel glasses (name recognition of course), but I couldn't get over how much better the Spiegelaus were priced. Moreover, all of my favorite restaurants use Spiegelau (and come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen Riedels at a restaurant). Therefore, I took the leap and stocked up on the Chardonnay, Cabernet, Riesling, Port and Champagne glasses. I'm really glad that I did --- all of them are terrific! Although not as elegant as the fine crystal versions, these are excellent for everyday use and large dinner parties. I've already bounced one off of a granite countertop and it survived the collision without incident. I've also washed them all in the dishwasher several times and they've come out great. I am very, very happy with this purchase. I'm sure that the comparable dishwasher-safe Riedel glasses are just as nice (possibly nicer?), but you can't beat Spiegelau's price! Customer Review: Excellent Quality and Value
Summary: 5 Stars
I have enjoyed wine served in Spiegelau stemware at several of my favorite restaurants, so I decided to give them a try. For the price, these are really amazing. The glass is nice and thin and the bowls are well-shaped.
I now own several dozen of the Bordeaux and Burgundy in addition to the Chardonnay. One glass in one shipment had a broken stem, but Amazon sent me a replacement set via second-day air immediately, before I even had a chance to get to the post office and return the broken one.
Pottery Barrel sells glasses of significantly inferior quality for a lot more money.
Customer Review: Spiegelau Vino wine glasses
Summary: 5 Stars
After using Riedel wine glass for many years, and breaking many of them with a flick of my wrist; I decided to go with the better priced spiegelau's. They are great! My wine collector husband, who had previously only wanted to have the Reidel's; loves them too! If you drink lots of wine and want a high quality glass to enjoy it in, these are it.