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For 250 years, the Riedel family has been creating high quality crystal and glassware.  More than 30 years ago, Claus Riedel discovered that design elements such as the shape and size of the bowl, and diameter of the rim, would affect the bouquet and flavour of the wine, and set about creating specific glasses for each wine variety. 

Decanting older wines moments before serving increases their clarity and brilliance, by reducing sediment.  Younger wines benefit from decanting a few hours before serving, which allows them to mature in flavour and bouquet.