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Brand: Riedel
Category: Kitchen

Buy New: $38.35 (On sale from $48.00)
You Save: $9.65 (20%)

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

29 reviews
Sales Rank: 1585

Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 16 x 12 x 8

MPN: 408/00
Model: 408 /00
UPC: 632868408003
EAN: 0632868408003
ASIN: B000069CF3

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	4 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 12-3/8 ounces, stands 7-3/8 inches high
•	Made by world renowned wineglass makers

Riedel Ouverture Crystal Collection:

•	Riedel Ouverture Red Wine Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture White Wine Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Champagne Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Beer/Icewater Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Bourbon Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Series Sherry Glass, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Magnum Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Tequila Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Spirits Glass, Set of 4

Accessories:

•	Riedel Ouverture Tequila Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Crystal Water Glasses Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Champagne Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture White Wine Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Magnum Glasses, Set of 4

Similar Items:

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•	Riedel Ouverture Magnum Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Champagne Glasses, Set of 4
•	Riedel Ouverture Beer/Icewater 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 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 12-3/8 ounces and stands 7-3/8 inches high. 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 24 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Good value January 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

These aren't the most elegant wine glasses in the world but they are attractive enough to put on all but the fanciest tables. The pricing is fair and not a level that you would avoid using them because of concerns about breaking one. The bottom line is that they represent a good value and they also do justice to your wine.

2 out of 5 stars

Poor Packaging!!!!!!! June 21, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

While the items arrived in a timely manner, there was absolutely no packaging in the box to protect the wine glasses. Unfortunately, there were broken glasses. I returned them indicating what had happened in transit and they sent out a new set- with no packaging. Once again we had broken glasses.
Did someone actually think four sets of wine glasses would survive a cross-country trip on a truck with no wrapping or packaging?

1 out of 5 stars

Too many imperfections June 19, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Maybe it was this particular batch combined with poor quality control/inspection, but there were lots of flaws on each glass in one of two sets I bought. I have other Riedel wine glasses that are terrific. These were very poor quality; seemed like a cheap imitation or cheaper version of Riedel's glasses.

5 out of 5 stars

love the glasses May 6, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

these glasses are wonderful to drink from...
the only drawback may be that i can't put them in the dishwasher as they are too tall for the top shelf...at the moment this is not bothering me a bit

5 out of 5 stars

I'm no expert April 27, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I was just looking for a beginning set of stemware to replace the menagerie of tasting glasses and department store wine glasses that occupy an entire shelf in my kitchen. These are not large red wine glasses, but they are adequate and could easily double as an all-purpose glass for whites as well. A bit delicate, but I say that in a good way--they're elegant. The glass is thin, rings well and I would have thought it was crystal if I'd had to guess. Very nice...but my next set will be larger.

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