Riedel gives away thousands of these glasses as a promotion at various trade shows including London Wine and Spirits Show where I had picked one up too. So did Cathy's (the latest to join the Roll of Honour as Master of Wine from South Africa) husband Philip who brings out the Annual John Platter's South African Wines and had picked up one at the London Wine Showtike it? 'He would use it regularly and proudly for a while but recently I have seen him put it away and is back to holding the stemware,' she said . Of course, she would not vote for the O. We had been discussing the O at the dinner table in Verona and most journalists seemed to have an aversion to the 'O' version.

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The feelings of younger fun-loving wine drinkers are expressed by Gaia Gaja.' I like these glasses for casual drinking, say a party. I feel I can use my wrists better and can swirl the glass better' says the charming daughter of legendry Angelo Gaja whose vision goes beyond producing super premium Piemontese and Super Tuscan wines and distributing fine wines. Angelo realized twenty years ago that as people's taste shifted to quality wines they would demand better quality glasses and one cannot think of anything better than Riedel. His views are as balanced as his legendry wines. 'Of course, it is for the customer to decide what he likes, as in wine. But, personally, I do prefer the stemware,' he adds. His company has been selling Riedel since 1987.

Riedel 'O' vs. Riedel 'Old'? The house is almost equally divided as between Berlusconi and Prody. Personally, I feel both may stay side by side - on the dinner table; one for wine and the other for water. It would be a win-win situation. In either case, if you go to the London Wine Fair in May and if they are still giving away the complimentary O glasses, don't forget to pick one. Believe me; it does look attractive with the Riedel stemmed glasses.

Subhash Arora

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