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Riedel TriO Glasses


This could be dangerous.

Most people of legal drinking age have at some point mastered the necessary spatial relation between wine and standard glass to allow themselves an enjoyable portion while not getting totally sloppy after one initial serving. Riedel's new suite of machine-blown TriO red and white wine tumblers blows that all to hell. Their groundbreaking sans-stem O Tumbler takes a cue from the Champagne and beer end of the product line to reunite with a beehived, hollow base that's ridiculously pleasing the hand, and ever so easy to over-fill.

F'rinstance, the (very) generous pour in the dime-a-dozen IKEA glass on the right is the same quantity as seen in the TriO on the left. I tend to be a glass-oughta-be-full kind of girl, and found myself having to quite consciously refrain from serving right on up to the usual mark. There are worse problems to have, and these glasses are possessed of none of them. As mentioned before, the grooved stem is a treat to hold, the design quite visually appealing, and, joy of joys, they're dishwasher-friendly.

At $30 for a three-pack, they're not quite IKEA cheap, but they're hardly a $106 Sommelier's Grüner Veltliner Glass, either. The wine, by the way, is a $10.99 2004 Kanonkop Kadette from South Africa's Stellenbosch region and if you can't find it in a store near you, it's prolly because I went in and bought all of it. Sorry.

Filed Under: Raves & Reviews, Dining at Our Desks, Drink Recipes, New Products
Tags: barware, dining at our desks, gadgets, glassware, kat kinsman, KatKinsman, riedel, wine, wine glasses, WineGlasses

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most_impressive

3-04-2009 @11:12PM most_impressive said... Mmm, because that's how I like to enjoy my white wines: warmed by the palm of my hand. Pass me the Franzia.
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Kat Kinsman

3-05-2009 @12:04AM Kat Kinsman said... Funny you say that. I'd tried the red the night before, and right this moment, I'm trying a Fair Valley Chenin Blanc, and I'm just holding it by the top portion, no problem at all. That may be why it's a red/white, as there's suitable vertical surface area for both options.
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