Which glasses are the best for Pinot Noir & Burgundy?
Pinot Noir, or Burgundy as it is known in France, is rapidly emerging as in demand red wines by wine experts and wine enthusiasts alike.
A serious Pinot Noir is a wine that is problematic to make, and even harder to produce into outstanding wines. Once however you get an opportunity to taste an outstanding Pinot Noir it becomes a quest to then unearth another and another. Yes, it can become an addiction! That word is too strong I fear, perhaps more an obsession for Pinot Noir. And, to satisfy that obsession having the best glassware for tasting Pinot Noir is very important, in order to experience all the complex structures that a good or great Pinot Noir has to offer.
The sudden upsurge in Pinot Noir demand worldwide can be put down to the mystique and degree of difficulty that it takes to produce a great Pinot Noir. In France they typically blend many different finished Pinot Noir wines to make a Burgundy, this is part of the French tradition. The New world wine regions of New Zealand, Australia, and USA, utilizing new wine making techniques are producing awesome single vineyard Pinot Noir wines and are having outstanding success at wine exhibitions and in wine exports.
Riedel Pinot Noir glasses are the number one glasses for drinking Pinot Noir. The shape of the glass is perfect to assist the delivery of the Pinot Noir to your palate so that the wine hits the taste buds that are best set up to receive the flavors. Riedel utilizes the very best crystal which gives you a clear view of the shades and hues of the wine, and of course this can tell you a lot about the quality of Pinot Noir.
That so many wine connoisseurs, wine industry professionals, and serious wine enthusiasts use Riedel red and white wine glasses is an endorsement of their position as the ultimate wine glasses available for experiencing Pinot Noir. For professionals it is essential that they have the best glasses as often they could be tasting several hundreds of wines over a range of a few days. They understand the need to pick up all the flavors they can, immediately they taste the wine .
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