How to organise a wine tasting at home with Riedel wine glasses

We recommend using Riedel Glassware for the ultimate wine experience. Different types of wine have different characteristics and flavours, the size and shape of the wine glasses from the Riedel Veritas collection are designed to enhance the taste experience and provide the ultimate clarity and balance for each type of wine.

Upgrade your wine tasting with RIEDEL glasses

To make it easier to get a variety of Riedel Veritas wine glasses for your DIY (do-it-yourself) wine glass tasting, we offer an extensive selection of glasses specifically designed for different grape varieties. Once you have chosen the right Riedel Veritas wine glasses, all you have to do is select the wine that perfectly matches the glasses in your set. This makes it easier than ever to take your wine tasting to the next level, with glasses that maximise the aromas and flavours of your favourite wines.

Wine glass tastings vs wine tastings

Let's start with the difference between a regular wine tasting and a wine glass tasting:

Wine tastings: At a traditional wine tasting, you usually taste a selection of wines from a single glass, focusing on the qualities of the wine itself. You pour the wines into the same glass, swirl it around, smell it, take a sip and taste the wines to learn more about their backgrounds and characteristics.

Wine glass tastings: In a wine glass tasting, multiple wine glasses are used, and the focus shifts to how the size and shape of the glass affect the characteristics of the wine. You take the same wine and taste it from different glasses, noticing how each glass changes the expression of the wine.

The Home Wine Glass Tasting

When preparing the table for a home wine glass tasting, we recommend setting up different Riedel glasses to match the different wines and grape varieties you want to taste. Make sure each glass is thoroughly clean before pouring the wine into it. Open the bottles of wine and pour each glass evenly full. While doing so, make sure the wine is at the right temperature, as this greatly influences the taste experience.

The Proceedings of the Home Wine Glass Tasting

Your home wine glass tasting is now ready to begin. Follow these steps for the best experience:

1. First, prepare all glasses by pouring them evenly with the different wines.
2. Swirl each wine around in its glass to mix the wine with oxygen, which enhances the aromas and flavours.
3. Next, smell each individual wine in the different glasses. Note if you can detect differences, for example by trying to compare which aroma or flavour is most prominent in each glass.
4. Taste the wine from the different glasses and pay close attention to how the taste experience changes depending on the glass. This is the time to really experience how the size and shape of the glass affect the expression of the wine.