"My first thoughts about a dedicated glass for Syrah date from a visit I made to the Guigal family in 1992," says Georg Riedel. 'Until that time we had always suggested our Burgundy glasses as being best suited for Syrah.
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"My first thoughts about a dedicated glass for Syrah date from a visit I made to the Guigal family in 1992," says Georg Riedel. 'Until that time we had always suggested our Burgundy glasses as being best suited for Syrah.
But faced with wines of such magnificence I began to think that perhaps we could find a superior alternative.'
The Syrah variety was first planted in the Northern Rhône region by the Romans. It produces deeply pigmented, well-structured wines with excellent ageing potential. The glass was developed between 1993 and 1995 following tastings in the major Syrah-growing regions, with many influential winemakers kindly contributing their views.
It is shaped to deliver the classic Syrah aromas of toast and black olives. On the palate, it brings out the wine's silky, velvety structure and balanced flavours. The tannins melt into the fruit, appearing sweet rather than acerbic on the back palate.
Recommended for: Amarone, Barbera, Cornas, Côte Rôtie, Crozes Hermitage, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Grenache, Hermitage, Malbec, Mourvèdre, Petite Sirah, Priorato, Saint Joseph, Shiraz, Syrah
"Only" 2000 years have passed since the glass blowpipe was used in ancient Rome for the first time. This made it possible to blow glass into different shapes. At our factory in Kufstein our glassblowers still use this ancient mouth-blowing method with great care and precision to create the world-famous handcrafted Riedel glasses.
Raw material: quartz sand, lead oxide, sodium and potassium
Furnace containing liquid lead crystal, at a working temperature of 1100°C/2012F
First step to produce the bowl; glass bulb (gather) on hollow metal rod (blow-pipe)
Liquid glass pre-moulded in a shaping block
Prior to blowing into the mould
Mouth-blowing by using the blow-pipe
Blowing the bowl into shape by using a mold
Gatherer delivers liquid glass to chairman, liquid glass is cut and pulled by shears to form the stem
Bed-plate moulded by foot-board
Wooden tool used to fix footplate securely, preventing wobbling
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