ABOUT THIS EVENT

Event Category

Food & Drink

Event Overview

Join City Winery for an exclusive afternoon of wine tasting and education with the ever dynamic and brilliant Georg Riedel. Riedel, the world’s premier wine glass maker, knows that the pleasure of consuming wine starts with the glass. In this informative seminar, learn by doing hands-on comparisons how the shape of a glass can profoundly affect a wine’s bouquet and flavor. Join us for a session of learning and wine tasting that is sure to enhance your enjoyment of life’s most delicious beverage.

The evening features guest speaker Georg Riedel, 10th generation family member and co-owner of Riedel Crystal. With 255 years of luxury glassware manufacturing, the Riedel Crystal was also the first company to introduce varietal specific glassware. Please join Georg Riedel at the Barrel Room at City Winery to share his extensive knowledge of both wine and glassware. Our guests will absolutely enjoy an exciting and unique experience! City Winery exclusively uses varietal Riedel glassware for all wine service.

About Georg Riedel

Georg J Riedel’s personal and professional philosophies are one and the same. "I am a person who lives in the here and now, rather than looking back," says the head of Riedel Glas Austria. "Our commitment to quality requires constant innovation; therefore we regularly invest in the modernization of our production facilities, creating a significant number of new jobs in various markets,” Riedel explains. Based on a long-standing ethos of forward thinking, the company is guided in this philosophy by the tenth and eleventh generations of the Riedel family, Georg Riedel and his son Maximilian Riedel. Working closely with his father, and subsequently with a team of experts, winemakers and employees, Georg Riedel pioneered the development of wine-friendly and varietal-specific glass collections. Through various innovations in production technology, Riedel succeeded in expanding the range of the hallmark handmade Riedel Sommeliers glasses. Following his appointment to Chief Executive, he led the company to achieve great success, using his operational expertise and economic prowess. Georg Riedel has advocated his completely new approach to wine glasses on a global scale; function first, followed by beauty, executed with unparalleled perfection.

Minimum age

All ages welcome

What's Provided

Gift set included: 3 glass set - Pinot Noir / Syrah / Cabernet Sauvignon - of Veritas stems will go home with each guest (Retail value of stemware is $103.50)

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