The Wine Knows

I know better than to dry my crystal wine glasses by putting a cloth inside the glass then twisting the base.

I know better.

Yet history repeated itself this morning in my kitchen. I was drying some Riedel we used the other night, and I twisted the base right off a Vinum Bordeaux.

The best way to dry a Riedel (or similar) glass is to let it air dry. The second-best way is probably to use two clothes and hold the outside of the bowl with one while you wipe the inside with the other.

My wife's parents are coming for the weekend, and my father-in-law is notorious for breaking glasses. When he visits, the Riedel tends to go into hiding. I want him no where near them.

I, on the other hand, rarely break a glass, a dish or anything else. In fact, I've broken Riedels only during this drying process - when I know better.

This might be one reason why I like those Riedel O's.