CREATING
A MASTERPIECE
Riedel Amadeo Lyra Decanter
by Jeff Hoyt
The highlight of the
Limited Edition Riedel Amadeo Collection, created to
celebrate the glass company’s 250th anniversary,
is their Lyra decanter. The completely handmade and
hand-blown 24-percent lead crystal work of art shaped
like a lyre combines both the practical and the pretty.
The
decanter’s name and its shape have musical roots.
Riedel named their latest line of products, which
includes stemless Cabernet and Chardonnay wine glasses,
after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Like Riedel, the composer
was also born 250 years ago in Austria, and his work
is still being enjoyed today.
While
in use, the Amadeo Lyra helps aerate and open up wines
so that they show their aromas and flavors. The wine
is poured from the bottle into the wider opening,
then poured into the glass through the narrow opening.
While on display, it is a fine example of skillfully
blown glass. Because of its unique shape, no two Lyra
decanters look exactly alike.
Price:
$310 |
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