Welcome To Riedel

'The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make.' (Quote: Robert M. Parker, Jr. The Wine Advocate)

'The Riedel family has never stamped its name on a single bottle of wine. But over the past 50 years, this Austrian clan of master glassmakers has done more to enhance the oenophile's pleasure than almost any winemaking dynasty'. (Quote: Time Magazine)

Claus Riedel was the first person in the long history of the glass to design its shape according to the character of the wine. He is thus the inventor of the functional wine glass. Make a journey through our world of glasses and senses.

The Riedel Mark Of Quality - Working with the Italian Sommelier association A.I.S. (Associazione Italiana Sommeliers) Claus Riedel unveiled the world’s first gourmet glass series in Orvieto in 1973. The series comprised 10 sizes. The world of wine has changed radically since then. Today, there are regions and continents producing wine which did not exist or were unknown at the time. Sommeliers has developed into a comprehensive, state-of-the-art 'Vitrum-Vinothek'. As a result of global demand, Sommeliers now represents the benchmark among wine glasses and is the most successful hand-made glass series in the world. Every glass is an individual piece, with the upper part blown into shape and the stem and base shaped by hand using methods that were developed around the time of Christ's birth. Our glass makers contribute the talent, skill and care required to give the Sommeliers series the hand-crafted finish that our customers expect.

From a simple wine glass to a glass which is a pleasure to drink from: every Riedel collection arises out of sensory workshops designed to engage all the senses. No other name is as closely associated with European glass art and glass technology as that of Riedel. That is why every glass bears the Riedel lettering as a unique distinguishing feature.