Looking for a certain wine glass

[LA]

I was given a set of crystal wine glasses as a wedding gift and just broke one, so I was wondering how to just purchase one. I am not that familiar with crystal brands and was not sure what type of crystal it was, to even begin looking for a replacement. It has JR at the bottom of the stem. Can anyone tell me who makes it and if possible where to find them? Thanks for any help you can offer. LA

[hotwine]

Welcome, LA. That sounds like a piece of Riedel (pronounced Ree'-dul) stemware, arguably the finest wine crystal in the world. You can look at the many wine glasses they make in their Austrian factories at www.riedelcrystlal.com. You may not be able to recognize your stemware from their website illustrations; suggest you take an intact glass from the set to the best wine & spirits retailer in your area, and ask for assistance in identifying it, and in obtaining a replacement.
But - if the glass is merely separated into major components (bowl, stem and base), you might be able to glue them back together.....
Good luck.
Gil

[LA]

Wow! thanks hotwine for the quick response!
This is new to me and I see it works great too. I will check out that website. I wondered if it was Riedel but, the J threw me off. Thanks again for the info. LA

[hotwine]

You're welcome. But I'm by no means an authority on stemware. I only have two types of Riedel, some recently-received Sommeliers (which are signed Riedel in script on the base) and some Ouverture (which are initialled JR in a three-sided box, also on the base). Other product lines from Riedel include the Vinum, Basic and Wine series, all of which use the initial icon (I'm looking at a Riedel brochure which accompanied the Sommeliers.) So it sounds like you have Riedel stemware, but I can't offer hints on how to determine which product line you have. There are probably subtle differences which an expert could easily identfy. BTW, the "J" stands for Johann, the 18th century patriarch of the Riedel family.