Georg & Good Life Guy
I had the pleasure of speaking to Mr. Georg Riedel, 10th generation head of the Austrian glassware giant that has essentially revolutionized how we enjoy all beverages, especially wine. Mr. Riedel was in Wichita to conduct both a trade tasting and a very special Sommelier series wine tasting at the Hereford House.
Georg Josef Riedel born 1949 joined the family business in 1973. Under his direction, the Riedel firm evolved into a world wide operating company. Georg founded a network of Riedel-owned subsidiaries, starting in 1979 by opening Riedel USA and continuing the expansions to Canada in 1992, Germany 1996, Japan 2000, UK 2001, and in 2006 he founded Riedel Development, specializing on private label offers. In 2004, Georg bought the German-based companies Nachtmann and Spiegelau, operating the three brands (Riedel, Nachtmann, Spiegelau) under “Riedel Glass Works” one of the largest producers of quality glass in Europe.
Starting in 1987 with the support of winemaker friends like Angelo Gaja, Christian Moueix, Robert Mondavi and the endorsment of wine publications such as Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, the Wine Spectator, Decanter Magazine and many others Georg was fortunate to lift “his Riedel glasses” onto the tables of the wine world. Under his leadership, Riedel became the world’s leading wine glass company. Learn more at www.riedel.com
The Good Life Guy Wine of the Week:
2007 Open Range Proprietory Red Blend
From Casey Flat Ranch and the Capay Valley nestled deep within the rugged coastal mountains of Northern California comes this adventurous blend of 50% syrah, 40% cabernet sauvignon and 10% mouvedre. Deep purple color with dark fruit aromas. Plum, black currant and fresh earth with a hint of cedar. Big entry, with a broad palate and silky core. This is a rich red with lots of bells and whistles…now figure out which Riedel glass you will put it in? 🙂
It’s on sale at Jacob Liquor Exchange on North Rock Road
Get some and join me this week!