Recently, we asked professionals from the Tokyo restaurant-and-wine scene to share their tips for worthy holiday wine splurges and to tell us their favorite dishes to match. Their ideas may inspire the right present for a wine aficionado. You might also consider sampling these top picks in a New Year's Eve wine-tasting extravaganza with friends.
In New York City's Museum of Modern Art, a Burgundy wine glass is on permanent display -- the only stemware in the museum's collection. The glass was crafted by Riedel Crystal, an Austrian company whose stemware is coveted by wine lovers everywhere. Swirl your goblet in Japan's best restaurants and you will often spot a tiny "R" etched on the base -- a telltale sign that the restaurant owner is a wine devotee.
Riedel glasses make generous gifts for wine enthusiasts. Prices range from affordable to precious (for machine-made to mouth-blown editions). Through Dec. 25, visitors to the Riedel Wine Boutique receive a free glass of Champagne.