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Riedel BAR collection
Posted: 05:11 Mon 30 Nov 2015
by gardenhose
Hi all,
I am wondering if there is much of a difference between the Vinum port glass and the BAR port glass. They seem to be similar in shape and both are made by Riedel. I found a good deal on the BAR collection ones and wanted to make sure they weren't an inferior product.
Re: Riedel BAR collection
Posted: 13:07 Tue 01 Dec 2015
by LGTrotter
I had a look online at these and for the life of me I can't see the difference between them and the Vinum glasses, at least in terms of shape. There doesn't even seem to be a difference in the specification, but presumably there must be a difference. Sorry this is no sort of an answer but it is the best I can do.
Re: Riedel BAR collection
Posted: 14:14 Tue 01 Dec 2015
by gardenhose
That is alright! I appreciate the effort. That is the same conclusion that I came to, as well. I picked up the four they had remaining.
Re: Riedel BAR collection
Posted: 14:15 Tue 01 Dec 2015
by Alex Bridgeman
The BAR collection is aimed at restaurant and trade users. I believe that these are moulded or machine blown and use a higher soda content and less quartz.
They are much cheaper, the same shape and are almost the same weight. You get 99% of the same pleasure from the BAR glass. I tried one last Thursday after dinner after the Port Walk.
Re: Riedel BAR collection
Posted: 18:43 Tue 01 Dec 2015
by Glenn E.
AHB wrote:The BAR collection is aimed at restaurant and trade users. I believe that these are moulded or machine blown and use a higher soda content and less quartz.
They are much cheaper, the same shape and are almost the same weight. You get 99% of the same pleasure from the BAR glass. I tried one last Thursday after dinner after the Port Walk.
This is my understanding also. They are the same size/shape as the Vinum but use less expensive materials.
Re: Riedel BAR collection
Posted: 13:56 Wed 02 Dec 2015
by Andy Velebil
Glenn E. wrote:AHB wrote:The BAR collection is aimed at restaurant and trade users. I believe that these are moulded or machine blown and use a higher soda content and less quartz.
They are much cheaper, the same shape and are almost the same weight. You get 99% of the same pleasure from the BAR glass. I tried one last Thursday after dinner after the Port Walk.
This is my understanding also. They are the same size/shape as the Vinum but use less expensive materials.
+2 And are designed to be far more durable to stand up to restaurant use.
I would love to find a place to buy these in Southern California at good prices for some house stemware for tastings.