Luxury & Handmade Collections
Who Buys Luxury & Handmade Collections?
Collectors. People who buy one special glass for one special wine. People who keep their Riedel collection in a display cabinet and bring them out for occasions that matter.
Wine professionals. Sommeliers, wine educators, serious enthusiasts who want the absolute best performing glass for their most important wines.
People giving the perfect gift. When you want to give someone something they'll treasure.
Serious collectors building a specialised range. Not trying to own every shape, but owning the absolute best version of the specific shapes that matter to them.
The Two Luxury & Handmade Collections
Superleggero
A new benchmark for premium machine-blown wine glasses. The engineering achievement is making glasses so delicate they feel like they'll float out of your hand.
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Sommeliers
The original hand-blown collection. Still the choice of serious collectors. Still 100% hand-blown and hand-finished. Precision engineering in a handmade glass.
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Superleggero — The Masterpiece
Superleggero is machine-blown crystal so fine and light it almost doesn't feel real. The bowls are massive, but balanced. Visually stunning and technically impressive. When you hold a Superleggero, the first thing you notice is the weight — or rather, the lack of it. The glass feels like you might break it just by thinking about it too hard. You won't. But it feels that precious.
Superleggero is for collectors who want the absolute pinnacle of performance and beauty combined. If you're buying one special glass, this could well be it.
Sommeliers — The Original
Sommeliers is the original Riedel hand-blown collection, and it's still the choice of wine professionals. It's not as delicate as Superleggero — the glass is thicker, feels more robust — but it's still 100% hand-blown and hand-finished. The shapes are based on Riedel's original research into what wine actually needs, refined over decades of use by serious drinkers and professionals.
Sommeliers is for people who want serious performance and craftsmanship without the "I'm almost afraid to use this" feeling. You can actually drink from these regularly — many collectors do.
When to Buy Luxury & Handmade
When you want to give a gift that lasts. A handmade Riedel glass is a gift someone will treasure for life. It's an heirloom gift. If you're looking to give something genuinely special, this is it.
When you've found your collection shape. If you know your wine, if you've tried other ranges and settled on the shape that works for you - invest in the best version of that shape.
When you want to own something beautiful. Not everything needs to be justified by utility. Some things are worth owning just because they're beautiful and well-made. This is in that category.
Superleggero vs. Sommeliers: Which One?
Choose Superleggero if: You want the most beautiful, most delicate, most technically impressive glass. You want people to notice immediately when they pick it up.
Choose Sommeliers if: You want performance and craftsmanship you can actually use regularly. You're buying to drink from, not just admire. You want the original, professional-grade hand-blown glass.
Both are masterpieces. The choice is about your life and how you want to use the glass.
Ready to Invest?
Luxury & Handmade is not for everyone. It's not meant to be. It's for people who know what they want, who appreciate craftsmanship, who understand that some things are worth the investment.
If that's you, explore the collections above and find the glass that calls to you.
