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Brand: Riedel
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$48.00~~
Buy New: $38.40
You Save: $9.60 (20%)

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

16 reviews
Sales Rank: 11590

Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 15 x 15 x 15

Model: 408 /90
UPC: 632868408003
EAN: 0632868408003
ASIN: B000069CF2

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:

•	4 extra-large 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 18-5/8 ounces, stands 7-7/8 inches high
•	Made by world renowned wineglass makers

Riedel Ouverture Crystal Collection:

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•	Riedel Ouverture White Wine Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Champagne Glasses, Set of 4
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•	Riedel Ouverture Tequila Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Spirits Glass, Set of 4

Accessories:

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•	Riedel Ouverture White Wine Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Red Wine Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Champagne Glasses, Set of 4

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Editorial Reviews:

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 extra-large 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 18-5/8 ounces and stands 7-7/8 inches high, and their large bowls help release a wine's aroma, concentrating it in the narrower tops for full enjoyment. 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

Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

The Perfect Wine Glass January 7, 2008
Riedel is the best for a reason. These are beautiful large glasses, perfect for reds.

5 out of 5 stars

Fine but not fragile December 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I own the Overture magnum, white wine and champagne glasses. I love them. They look and feel delicate without being overly fragile. I'm a wine fan and love exploring but wouldn't consider myself a wine snob. My parents have glasses from a more expensive Riedel line which is admittedly more finely made but ridiculously fragile. No matter how careful I am I seem to always break one while washing them. Not so with the Overture series. These make wonderful everyday wine glasses.

2 out of 5 stars

Poor quality control December 22, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I've been a Riedel user for many years, including a set of the Sommelier series. These Ouverture Magnums have been our everyday wine glasses, and when some break I order more. The most recent set was very disappointing, with visible striations on the rim edges from substandard "polishing" on all four glasses, and you can feel the roughness when you run your fingernail along it. So think twice or three times before you buy, and recognize that you get what you pay for.

5 out of 5 stars

My thoughts on Riedel wine glasses August 29, 2007
I always thought that any glass would do until I tries the Riedel brand.
These last ones were a gift to my grandson. I myself really like the stemless ones, but the quality is the same.

2 out of 5 stars

Average at best August 6, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful

Dpn't be fooled by the Riedel name on these. These glasses are average at best, nothing like Riedels higher end lines. Definitely a 'name cheapening' product. Splurge for the Vinum line - you won't be disappointed.

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