Riedel Performance Wine Glasses

The machine-made Cabernet glass of the technologically advanced glass collection Performance is the new ultimate loudspeaker for fine wine. This glass showcases the majestically structured red wines in all their complexity and finesse. Performance is the first Riedel wine glass Series ever to feature bowls with a light optic impact, which not only adds a pleasing visual aspect to the bowl but also increases the inner surface area. All Riedel glasses are dishwasher safe.

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.

Riedel’s Performance Collection

The ultimate loudspeaker for fine wine

Georg and Maximilian Riedel challenged themselves to improve on what had gone before. The result is Performance – a technologically advanced and user-friendly collection of grape varietal specific glasses. Performance is the first Riedel wine glass series ever to feature bowls with a light optic effect. Detailed research by the Riedel family, aimed at improving the organoleptic wine experience, revealed that increasing the inner surface area of the glass had a positive impact on the perception of the bouquet and flavor of the wine. This was achieved through a unique optical effect, which not only adds a pleasing visual aspect to the bowl but also increases the inner surface area, allowing the wine to open up and to fully show every aroma and subtle nuance. The new bowl shapes in Performance, when combined with the optic effect, deliver ultimate wine enjoyment, making Performance the new essential ‘must-have’ wine glass collection.