"Nils Gustaf Lindgren" wrote in message

> OK, OK, OK ... yes, Mike, your Spiegelaus are better than the
> best IKEA can offer, I admit and confess ... <snip>

3-4 years ago, we bought one set each of both the IKEA red and white
glasses. They've served us well for the usual $5.99 - $12.99 bottles of wine
we've enjoyed. Even for those special occasions, when we'd splurge close to
$20 per bottle, not too sure if lead crystal may have made our wine taste
any better.

But now we're into much more expensive wines (not every week, we still enjoy
our favorite cheapies). But I'd say at least once a month, we're opening up
a $50+ Bordeaux, and are acquiring a nice collection: so far $50 - $130
(excluding shipping) per bottle, mostly found on winecommune.com. I'm
looking to grow my collection even more, eventually containing some real
classics. Also aim is to build a wine cellar, but that's another story in
itself.

Additionally, we seem to be entertaining larger groups of friends these days
(or there are just more wine drinkers than there used to be) -- our seven
IKEA glasses (one broke) are no longer enough. Saw something about "Riedel"
here a few weeks ago, checked out the prices, and decided to go to IKEA once
again. However, this "Spiegelaus" does look like it would be not only
affordable, but add a little elegance too. But I do have a few questions
before I place my order through amazon.com....

1) What's the difference between their "Authetis" and "Vino Grande" sets
(unlike Riedel, their web-site is not that helpful).

2) Why would I want to choose a Bordeaux glass over a Red Wine glass. Will
it make my Bordeaux taste better? Would it make plain Merlot taste worse?

3) "Magnum Bordeaux glass"? I can understand a Magnum Decanter, but how
should that make a difference? Is it just a bigger glass?

4) And speaking of decanters, currently I use a glass jug (like they would
serve iced tea in. It seems to work okay, but might my wine taste any better
if I decanted it in a "proper" container?

Thanks