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Riedel
Premium wine glasses for wine-lovers

As the Pacific Northwest’s exclusive rental supplier of Riedel Wine glasses, we are proud to offer such a spectacular product to our rental customers. These glasses are designed to emphasize a wine's harmony, not faults. Riedel has always viewed the wine glass as an instrument to bring together: the personality of the wine, smell, taste and appearance (including the beauty of the object).

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You don't need to be a wine-maker, wine-writer, or expert to taste the difference a Riedel wine glass can make.

Riedel Ouverture Series Glasses

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The Ouverture Series is Riedel’s “uncomplicated” line of glassware. Pedersens offers 4 different glasses from this series, the Red-White, Magnum and Champagne flute round out this line. The simplicity of this line makes it ideal for any event.

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Magnum
White Wine
Champagne

Riedel Wine Series Glasses

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We carry this spectacular line of varietal specific glassware for our wine loving customers. The glasses combines a light catching stem with a grape specific bowl design, with a finely polished rim that directs the sip of wine precisely to the right taste zone.

We have specialized glasses for: Cabernet/Merlot, Pinot/Nebbiolo, Syrah/Shiraz, Riesling/Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay/Viognier, New World Chardonnay, and Champagne.

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Cabernet/Merlot
Chardonnay
New World Chardonnay
Pinot Nebbiolo
Sangiovese Riesling
Syrah / Shiraz
Champagne Flute

About Riedel

Professor Claus J. Riedel was the first designer to recognize that the bouquet, taste, balance and finish of wines are affected by the shape of the glass from which they are drunk. Working with experienced tasters, Riedel discovered that wine enjoyed from his glasses showed more depth and better balance than when served in other glasses. Claus J. Riedel laid the groundwork for stemware which was functional as well as beautiful, and made according to the Bauhaus design principle: form follows function.

In 1961, a revolutionary concept was introduced when the Riedel catalog featured the first line of wine glasses created in different sizes and shapes. Before this, conventional stemware had used a single basic bowl shape, with only the size varying depending on use.

See the right-sidebar for more about how the glass affects the wine...

Size Does Matter

Serving Quantities

The size of a glass is important, affecting the quality and intensity of aromas. The breathing space should be chosen according to the personality of the wine or spirit.

Red wine: 4-5 oz in a large glass

White wine: 3 oz  in a medium sized glass

Spirits: 1 oz in a smaller glass

The glass should not be over-filled.

Taste

Every wine has its own unique blend of qualities: fruit, acidity, minerals, tannin, alcohol that are based on the grape variety and the climate and soil on which it is grown.

 Riedel glasses are able to deliver a wine or spirit to the nose and palate in such a way that it can fully express its personality. The finish is strongly influenced by the design of the bowl. It will take time to recognize that a glass is not just a glass, but an instrument of pleasure and enjoyment.

Content Determines Shape

Riedel's guiding principle: The content determines the shape. To fully appreciate the different grape varieties and the subtle characteristics of individual wines, it is essential to have a glass which has a shape fine-tuned for the purpose. The shape is responsible for the quality and intensity of the bouquet and the flow of the wine.

Typically a wine drinker is led by color, bouquet and taste, but often the glass is not considered as an instrument to convey the message of the wine. There are some interesting scientific explanations as to why the shape of a glass influences the bouquet and taste of the beverage. 

The grape variety is the key factor in determining the relationship between fruit, acidity, tannin and alcohol. Riedel was able to create shapes in which the wine, vinified from specific grape varieties, seemed to improve.