Riedel vs. Eisch Showdown at Gordon Brothers Tasting Room in Woodinville

Sunday, May 23, 5:00 - 7:00pm

Maybe you've heard of the Eisch Breathable wine glass and are curious to taste for yourself! This month, the Seattle Wine Society presents an informative evening comparing wines poured into these Eisch glasses to wines poured into the standard Riedel wine glasses that most of us are famililar with. At the beautiful Gordon Brothers Tasting Room in Woodinville, which opened in October 2008, you will be able to sit down and properly compare four different Gordon Brothers wines, tasted out of the two different types of Bordeaux-style wine glass.

Come taste and judge for yourself!

Riedel is a 250 year-old enterprise founded in Bohemia and continued by the same family to today in Kufstein, Austria. Professor Claus J. Riedel was the first designer to recognize that the bouquet, taste, balance and finish of wines are affected by the shape of the glass from which they are drunk. Fifty years ago, he began his pioneering work to create stemware that would match and complement different wines and spirits. In the late 1950s, Riedel started to produce glasses which at that time were a design revolution. Thin-blown, unadorned, reducing the design to its essence: bowl, stem, base. Working with experienced tasters, Riedel discovered that wine enjoyed from his glasses showed more depth and better balance than when served in other glasses. Claus J. Riedel laid the groundwork for stemware which was functional as well as beautiful, and made according to the Bauhaus design principle: form follows function. Most Riedel glasses are machine-blown, but their Sommeliers series is still created by hand. “The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make.” The Wine Advocate, Robert Parker, Jr.

"Eisch Breathable Glasses are made from a special raw material mixture in lead free crystal. This process changes the molecular structure in the glass, allowing it to breathe. A wine poured into an Eisch breathable glass for just 2 to 4 minutes will show signs of aeration equivalent to the same wine that has been decanted and aerated for 1 to 2 hours. This fully natural process takes place within the wine itself, in just minutes. The original character and structure of the wine are preserved, yet the wine’s aroma and palate impression become more open, generous and polished." - mercerimports.com

Kathy's Kapers After 20+ years in high-tech sales, marketing and management, it was time for a career change. Graduating from the “Art of Cooking” culinary program at the Seattle Art Institute, where Kathy Entrop earned the Crystal Chef Award, she began her first business adventure; Kathy’s Kapers. With the support of family and friends, the business quickly grew. She honed her skills while working at Inglewood Golf Club and Sur La Table, volunteering and teaching. She serves her local community providing dinners for church, senior centers, scout events and continues to donate auction items for fundraiser activities. Culinary is her passion and she is living her dreams.

Tasting Menu
_________

Gordon Brothers wines

one white

three reds

____________

food pairings provided by Kathy's Kapers