Riedel glasses

Hey,
Ive seen this discussion a bit but not exactly, Im looking to buy Riedel glasses for Sukot holiday, I found some restaurant series cab glasses 12 for 150$, is this a deal? are they as good as Vinum series ?

thanks

[Jenise]

The last case of the "restaurant" bordeauxs I bought I paid $75 for, about two years ago, and that price was direct wholesale not MSRP. Still, $150 seems a bit high.

The last case of the "restaurant" bordeauxs I bought I paid $75 for, about two years ago, and that price was direct wholesale not MSRP. Still, $150 seems a bit high.

Where ?!? I want a case of riedel vinum / restaurant for 75 or even 100

Did a bit of searching on the internet just for fun. One case of 12 Riedel Restaurant Series Cabernet/Merlot glasses on eBay starting bidding at $159 (21 hours to go -- no bids so far) and nothing that I can find on Amazon.

Not having heard of this "Restaurant Series" before, I looked on the Riedel on the internet, and they say, "same fine quality bowl and adds a slightly thicker stem to withstand the wear and tear of a busy restaurant." Georg Riedel 10th generation Austrian glassmaker and Extreme series creator said, "A restaurant wine glass sees as much usage in a week, as a glass used at home sees in a year. More at their web site: http://restaurant.riedel.com/index.php?article_id=491&clang=0"

Apparently Riedel is protective of this series and doesn't want them to get out to the general public.

So, $150 seems like a good buy, and if a sturdy and durable stem is what you want, go for it.

Dan

I purchased a dozen Hermitage restaurant earlier this year for under a hundred dollars after attending a session with George. Great value.

[Jenise]

The last case of the "restaurant" bordeauxs I bought I paid $75 for, about two years ago, and that price was direct wholesale not MSRP. Still, $150 seems a bit high.

Where ?!? I want a case of riedel vinum / restaurant for 75 or even 100

Like I said, it was direct wholesale--through a friend, that is, who had a wine shop and would sell them to me for what he paid. I can't get that deal for you, was just letting you know what the markup (apparently) is (or was).

Don't believe everything you read in the papers.

http://fst.osu.edu/News/jd-wineshape%20.pdf

Don't believe everything you read in the papers.

http://fst.osu.edu/News/jd-wineshape%20.pdf

The thought crossed my mind! Worst case scenario, there is always plan B, right?

http://www.wineloverspage.com/forum/village/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=45160&p=369037&hilit=wine+glass+suckling#p369034

Ah the (in)famous restaurant riedels. A consortium purchase a while back on wine-pages caused quite a fracas when Riedel deemed it appropriate to define them unavailable to the general public. Caused quite a bit of ill-feeling towards Riedel at the time.