Mr. Riedel's inspiration for Cornetto came from Las Vegas. "After dinner at Aureole," he said, "I was watching these elegent swans in the pool at the Bellagio hotel, and the easy flow between their necks and bodies got me to thinking, Why not adapt that line to a decanter?"

"I prefer to decant wines, both young and old. It is a sign of respect for old wines and a sign of confidence in young wines.

Decanting old wines, just a few moments before they are served, helps to ensure that the wines' clarity and brilliance are not obscured by any deposit that may have developed over time.

Decanting young wines several hours before they are served gives the wine a chance to bloom and attain a stage of development that normally requires years of aging."

- Georg Riedel

Riedel Cornetto Black Decanter, Single, 750ml - Special!
$192	12 3/4"
Gift wrapping: White Paper Christmas Paper
Ietm# 897713R
Reg. $240 Now only $192

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Riedel Sommeliers Black Stemless Tasting Glass, Large
$39	4 5/8"
Gift wrapping: White Paper Christmas Paper
Item# 84000R
Riedel has introduced jet-black stemless glasses with two thimbrint indentations, one on the side of the glass and one on the bottom. In addition to concealing wines' grape, type, region, producer and vintage, as is the case in normal blind tastings, this glass hides wines' color, (white, red or rosé), depth of color, clarity, brilliance, and effervescence.   The glasses are available in two sizes, large and small.   The Black Stemless Tasting Glass was designed for wine drinkers who don't want to form pre-conceived judgments prior to tasting, who want to taste fully blind. Given that humans' first sense in judging wine is sight (in fact, blind-folded tasters have not infrequently confused red and white wines), this glass removes all visual cues. Beyond color, the black glass precludes immediately judging, for example, a pale-red Barolo as thin, or a deep purple pinot noir as rich. It is indeed the world's first double-blind glass. The glass achieves its blackness through the addition of manganese oxide; a little of this metal turns glass purple, a little more turns it pitch black.