Posted on March 19th, 2008 by Mark, under Wine Glasses · No Comments
Positioned as the new generation of Riedel Wine Glasses, Vinum XL brings fresh excitement to the benchmark Vinum Machine Made Range.
The collection included superior and finely tuned Wine Glass shapes for major Grape varieties such as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, the World’s celebration beverage Champagne and not forgetting a glass for fun, enlightening Cocktails and Martinis.
Innovate 21st century glass making technology, developed by our expert technicians, ensures that the new Vinum XL Glasses are remarkably durable. Vinum XL is manufactured exclusively in Riedel’s own factories in Bavaria, Germany.
For more information on the Vinum XL Range, click here.
Posted on March 18th, 2008 by Mark, under Wine Glasses · No Comments
We are pleased to announce the addition of some new Riedel Wine Glasses to the site. The ‘Sommeliers Black Tie’ collection is unique in the facts that not only are the sizes and shape different from Red Wine Glasses to the White Wine Glasses, the stems and bases are also different.
The classic and elegant glasses feature a Black Stem on the specific Red Wine Glasses and a Black Base with Crystal Stem on the White Wine Glasses.
The collection of glasses includes, Bordeaux Grand Cru, Bordeaux Mature, Burgundy Grand Cru, Hermitage Syrah, Loire, Montrachet Chardonnay and Chianti/Riesling Grand Cru.
For more information, click here.
Posted on March 17th, 2008 by Mark, under Wine Accessories, Wine Glasses · No Comments
Wine Glasses perform to the best of their ability when they are clean and cleaned correctly! The tastes and flavours of other Wines can become apparent if Glasses aren’t cleaned properly due to left over residues.
Wine Glasses should definitely be cleaned separately from your ordinary cooking utensils. This is because flavours and odours from foods and cooking oils can get into your Wine Glasses and this would dilute the pleasure you should be receiving from the full power of the wine in your glass.
There are various solutions to keeping your glasses sparkling clean and these can range from simple washing techniques or the use of designated cleaning liquids. Please ensure to only use glass specific cleaning fluids and attempt to stay away from everyday dishwasher detergent, as this will also leave slight traces of unwanted residue.
Wash your glasses in fairly hot, clean water, using a glass cleaning brush, cleaning balls or our Restaurant Crystal Clean liquid, exclusively imported by ourselves from the USA. Once cleaned, the glasses should be set upside down on a glass cleaning cloth or in a glass drying rack and to prevent water ‘legs’ appearing on the bowls, it is best to then dry them with a cloth as soon as possible.
Wine glasses are obviously very delicate and fragile, so please make sure you treat them as such and refrain from twisting the base or bowl of the glass when cleaning. If you have two drying cloths available this helps tremendously as it enables the glass to be held with one cloth whilst drying with the other, thus preventing any unwanted finger marks.
For more information on glass cleaning, click here.
