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36 of 41 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent, inexpensive - great for beginning oenophiles!Nov 07, 2002
By Ted
If you're like me, you'd rather put your hard-earned money towards nice wines than on overpriced glassware. However, wine just doesn't taste the same if you drink it out of a plastic cup (yes, I am a college student). These entry-level glasses from Riedel fit the bill perfectly for my needs and are a great value for the price. The nose is enhanced, the taste is more pronounced, and the overal wine experience is heightened by using a high quality glass like this one. Plus, if one of them accidently gets broken, at [this price per] glass its not a big deal. However, I wouldn't trust the dishwasher with these glasses even though the description says you can. And yes, they are not crystal but they are very close at a fraction of the price. Highly recommended.
21 of 25 found the following review helpful:
They workNov 03, 2003
By R. Plourde
I was actually surprised to find that wine *did* taste better from these glasses than what I'd used before. (Hmmm -- not necessarily better; bad wines taste worse, an unanticipated consequence.) In addition, the glasses are simple but pretty without being so expensive that I'm afraid to use them. I'm even willing to put them in the dishwasher, an important consideration for a self-indulgent bachelor. (I did manage to break one, though -- my own fault.) All in all, could hardly have been better.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
It's the little things you'll appreciateJan 21, 2003
By M. Grice
"GoodHands"
I have close to 50 glasses dedicated to alcohol of various types. The REIDEL Ouverture line is one of my favorites. Looking and touching the glass, you notice that the rim is ground and polished and the seams are minimimal, helping the glasses achieve an artistic beauty many glasses try to duplicate, but lack the attention to detail. But, these are wine glasses not paintings... The lines will accent about any table and the attention to detail and really brings out the smallest subtleties in the wine. Does it really deserve 4 stars, well I'd give it 4.5-4.75, but that's not an option.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
They're ReidelNov 02, 2006
By T. Hakala
Finally Reidel glasses you can put in the dishwasher! We've had these for several months and none have broken yet in the dishwasher.
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
sturdy basicsNov 18, 2006
By Patric King
"pk"
if you're like me, and suddenly need glassware, this is a great choice.
let's say i got a little sauced at a bar with friends, was feeling a bit grand, and decided to invite twelve growling, tattooed, punk hooligans who'd never touched a decent stem over to my house for a somewhat formal dinner. obviously a problematic situation.
would i want something that wouldn't send me into a fit once someone decided to hurl one on the floor as an proclamation? absolutely. would i want to make sure that my smelly, ill-mannered punker friends had a good glass of wine in their calloused paws, and are treated as royalty at least once in their lives? without a doubt.
this is a good, hearty line of glasses for those with both price and quality in mind. rock on.
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