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Schwiering

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I am in the market for some new wine glasses. They are going to be Riedel, but I am torn between the value of the Vinum line and the best of the best aspect of the Sommelier line. Anyone have thoughts on this? Anyone spent the big bucks on the Sommelier line and regreted it? The Sommeliers seem really fragile to me. Anyone had problems with them?
 
I buy the Vinum line for everyday use for my wife and I, Somm's are just too expensive and I haven't seen a big enough difference in the tasting experience. We have done a taste test between the Vinum's and Somm's and didn't see enough of a measurable differance. I'm the one who washes the wine glasses in our house, the wife is more accident prone and hates washing the fragile glasses, and I hate when I snap the stems from my Somm's. We also keep a few boxes of Spiegelau's that we use when we have large gatherings.

I've been getting my Riedels from a local wine shop and get my Spiegelau's from Amazon, every now and then they run a two for one deal on them.

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Schwiering said:
I hate when I snap the stems from my Somm's
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Ouch! So you have done that? Are they as fragile as they appear?
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Yes they are :(

I snapped off a stem and my wife snapped a piece the size of a potato chip from the bowl. I just can't stand the idea of putting these in the hands of some of my guests :laugh:

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Our "normal" glasses are the Vinum line. We had some Sommelier but they didn't last. Funniest story was when we had some irregular (in more ways than one) wine drinkers over. One of them managed to bite (he says he didn't) the Sommelier and shatter the glass in his hands. They have been put away for our own private use.

-D
 
I sure hate hearing that the Sommelier glasses dont last. I was thinking of getting Vinums for the masses and a Sommelier glass for myself. It kind of sounds like that is the way to go. Anyone else have any input?
 
Another vote that the Sommelier glasses don't hold up. I have both lines in my home, and will likely never buy any more Sommelier glasses, even for my own private use. Simply too fragile for someone like me (and I'm not exactly a brute).
 
When I was looking for some Single Malt glasses, I checked out both lines. I'm no expert, but they seemed identical in feel, and that means very delicate. (I'm down to three from the original four.) Both lines are made with 24% lead crystal. Vinum is machine made, Sommelier line is hand blown. For me, I couldn't justify spending twice as much for the Sommelier line.
 
If you have ever picked up one of the larger glasses in the Sommelier line I think you would notice the difference. The Cabernet glass is huge and the bowl is thin like paper. I think there is less change between the lines in the smaller glasses.
On another note, what do you think of that single malt glass. I love me some scotch.
 
I have the single malt glasses, and I like them. THey are nice to serve a fine dram in. I will say though, that for serious nosing, nothin works as well as a real tulip-shaped spirits glass.
 
I have the Riedel bourbon glasses but went with the Ravenscroft for the Single Malt glasses:

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Ralph said:
When I was looking for some Single Malt glasses, I checked out both lines. I'm no expert, but they seemed identical in feel, and that means very delicate. (I'm down to three from the original four.) Both lines are made with 24% lead crystal. Vinum is machine made, Sommelier line is hand blown. For me, I couldn't justify spending twice as much for the Sommelier line.
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Wow, that Ravenscroft is a nice looking glass. I am not familair with that line of glassware but I will be looking into those. I ended up ordering a set of the Vinum glasses. It seems like the Sommelier line is just for looking pretty and not for actually using. Thanks to all for the input.
 
smokelaw1 said:
I have the single malt glasses, and I like them. THey are nice to serve a fine dram in. I will say though, that for serious nosing, nothin works as well as a real tulip-shaped spirits glass.
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what do ya think of the Reidel brandy glass..for scotch?
 
what do ya think of the Reidel brandy glass..for scotch?
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Why wouldnt you just get the Reidel scotch glasses?

Also, an update on the Vinum series. They seem to break really easily as well. I have received two shipments of them from an online retailer. Both contained a broken glass. Both broke at the stem, while the bowls were perfect.

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Jan Primus, I am with AVB on the scotch glasses. The Ravenscroft glasses look fantastic. When I do upgrade scotch glasses, those will be the ones I go with. Thanks for the link AVB!
 
Schwiering said:
If you have ever picked up one of the larger glasses in the Sommelier line I think you would notice the difference. The Cabernet glass is huge and the bowl is thin like paper. I think there is less change between the lines in the smaller glasses.
On another note, what do you think of that single malt glass. I love me some scotch.
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I really enjoy the Reidel Single Malt Glasses. Much better than drinking out of the big 8 oz highball glasses.

I bought my glasses from www.wineenthusiast.com.

The Ravenscroft is a nice looking glass.
 
Schwiering said:
Also, an update on the Vinum series. They seem to break really easily as well. I have received two shipments of them from an online retailer. Both contained a broken glass. Both broke at the stem, while the bowls were perfect.
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Easily broken during shipping yes, it took me 4 boxes from Amazon to get 2 good ones and I still ended up with 7 Bordeaux and 5 Burgundy glasses. But at that time they were on sale 2 for the price of 1 :thumbs:

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My hodge-podge stemware collection includes several Vinum pieces that've held up very well.

Everytime I look through the Wine Enthusiast catalog, though, I'm intrigued by the Tritan stemware, that's supposed to be much more breakage-resistant.
 
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