It was all different. And now Riedel has turned his attention to Dixie champagne. The Coca-Cola + Riedel glass has recently debuted, and you can get yourself a set of two for about $20.

A few weeks ago, while I was on staycation, I received an interesting invitation from Riedel, the wine glass manufacturer. The invitation was for a comparative glassware tasting of wine being ...

The development of the Coca-Cola glass followed the same pattern that Riedel and his team have been deploying for 25 years. The anchor of the development process is a sensory workshop where input ...

The contour of the classic Coca-Cola glass bottle is absolutely iconic. It was created in 1915 by a glass manufacturer in Indiana, and chosen by Coca-Cola because its distinctive curves wouldn’t ...

Riedel told them that, but said he would be very interested in producing a glass specifically for Coca-Cola. “It was always a dream of mine 25 years ago when I started the wine glass campaign ...

The Riedel glass redistributed them fairly evenly, so you get a more balanced sense of carbonation when you take a sip. As a result, the “natural” flavors of Coca-Cola become more apparent.

Imagine a standard Riedel Vinum wine glass with the stem and base removed and you get Riedel O. Simply put, it is a crystal wine tumbler, created in response to a common problem: lack of storage.

The Cab Sav glass is Riedel's "troublemaker": Too big for anything but a big bad cab. It distributes the liquid evenly across the tongue, triggering all of the taste buds on the tongue.

When I first became aware of Riedel a dozen or so years ago, it offered three levels of stemware: Sommelier, Vinum and Ouverture. Today, Riedel has a whopping 12 different glassware series. They range ...

GEORG RIEDEL MAY BE the greatest wine-glass salesman on the planet. For the past 41 years, he has been on the road, crossing time zones, visiting restaurants and drinking in wine bars ...