White wine glass BLACK SERIES COLLECTOR'S EDITION MONTRACHET 500 ml, Riedel

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The first series of custom-made glasses for different wine varieties is presented in a brand new guise in 2013. Riedel's factory in Kufstein, Austria, the birthplace of the world-renowned Sommeliers glass series, celebrates 40 years. Special collector's editions were created for this occasion. The Black series, black opaque crystal, hand-blown into the most popular glass shapes, is an appropriate way to celebrate such an anniversary.

The crystal turns black by adding cobalt and manganese. For experienced glassblowers, blowing the shape and pulling out the stem is a real challenge, as this mixture cools and solidifies much faster than clear crystal. But to make the task no small challenge, the glassmaking bar is raised even higher with the "R" Black series, where the stem of these glasses contains a very fine red glass string encased in clear crystal. While these series can be used to consume wine, they are primarily intended as works of art to decorate the homes of avid wine collectors.

Montrachet is a wine-growing region in Burgundy, from which the most noble and expensive white wines in the world originate.

The microclimate, the quality of the soil and the location of this vineyard, combined with the Chardonnay grape variety and its classic cultivation method, have made these great wines famous for centuries. These are monumental, complex, dense wines, characterised by high alcohol and moderate acidity.

The Montrachet Sommeliers glass is large, bulbous, with a wide opening. The beverage is especially directed to the edge of the tongue, which is sensitive to sour flavours, thus accentuating the acidity of the wine, which gains in nobility and expression.

The rich fruity flavours of the late harvested wines, the sweet aromatic components from the wood in which the wine was stored form a harmonious whole. The large volume of the Montrachet Sommeliers glass gives the full bouquet enough room to show off its diversity, making the wine feel full, but not overly concentrated and flat.

We recommend the Montrachet Sommeliers Riedel glass for:

• Burgundy (white), Chardonnay
• Corton-Charlemagne, Mersault
• Montrachet, Chardonnay from the New World
• Pouilly- Fuissé, St. Aubin

SOMMELIERS Series:

In collaboration with the Italian Sommelier Association A.I.S. (Associazione Italiana Sommeliers), Claus Riedel introduced the first series of glasses for connoisseurs in Orvieto in 1973. The series includes 10 different sizes.

From this moment on, the world of wine has changed fundamentally.

In different regions and on different continents, wines are produced today that did not exist or were completely unknown at the time. Therefore, the son Georg Riedel continued the development of the Sommeliers series, until Sommeliers became an extensive "wine library" at the highest level of technical development.

In 1991, Robert Parker, editor of Wine Advocate magazine, wrote: "The best glasses, both from a technical point of view and from the point of view of maximum enjoyment, are those produced by Riedel. The effect that these glasses give to fine wine is truly extraordinary. I can't express enough how much of a difference it makes."

Thanks to worldwide demand, the Sommeliers series is now the absolute top wine glass series and the most successful hand-blown wine glass series in the world. Each glass is made separately: the top is blown in a mould, the stem and base are shaped by hand according to production methods developed in the early 1900s.

The glassmakers use their talents, their skills and care for details are essential to give the Sommeliers series the craftsmanship customers expect. Sommeliers are made of glass with more than 24% lead content.