Georg Josef Riedel		GEORG JOSEF RIEDEL(10th Generation) Georg Josef Riedel born 1949 joined the family business in 1973. Under his direction, the Riedel firm evolved into a world wide operating company. Georg founded a network of Riedel-owned subsidiaries, starting in 1979 by opening Riedel USA and continuing the expansions to Canada in 1992, Germany 1996, Japan 2000, UK 2001, and in 2006 he founded Riedel Development, specializing on private label offers. In 2004, Georg bought the German-based companies Nachtmann and Spiegelau, operating the three brands (Riedel, Nachtmann, Spiegelau) under "Riedel Glass Works" one of the largest producers of quality glass in Europe. Starting in 1987 with the support of winemaker friends like Angelo Gaja, Christian Moueix, Robert Mondavi and the endorsment of wine publications such as Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, the Wine Spectator, Decanter Magazine and may others Georg was fortunate to lift "his Riedel glasses" onto the tables of the wine world. Under his leadership, Riedel became the world's leading wine glass company. Johann Christoph Riedel (1st) Johann Carl Riedel (2nd) Johann Leopold Riedel (3rd) Anton Leopold Riedel (4th) Franz Xaver Riedel (5th) Josef Riedel, The Elder (6th) Josef Riedel, The Younger (7th) Walter Riedel (8th) Claus Josef Riedel (9th) Georg Josef Riedel (10th) Laetizia Riedel (11th) Maximilian Josef Riedel (11th)