Originally Posted by number_6

Absolutely disagree about Riedel and shape. Your points are valid for pre-science era, but now that wine has been subjected to some scientific analysis (courtesy of universities like UC Davis that has an oeneology program), the rather absurd claims by Riedel that the shape of the glass makes specific grape varietals taste better has been proven to be true. Unfortunately for Riedel they don't own this technology (for example Spiegelau has precisely duplicated the key shape elements -- but many other glass makers have not).