Where can I find a biographic profile of Georg Riedel of Riedle Crystal of Austria?

jzk,
Georg J. Riedel (Born in 1949) is the tenth generation of  Riedels to
work in this 300 year old glass business. Georg Riedel’s  niche was in
creating  interest in the use of the correct shape and size of wine
glass when enjoying fine wines. He has been quoted as saying “Life is
too short to drink good wine out of bad glasses”. His philosophy has
served his business well…his company sells over 6 million glasses a
year!http://www.onlocation.gr/story/storygr.htm?story=2203

From Riedel Crystal’s own website are these short bios on all 11
generations of the Riedel family. (George is Number 10)
http://www.riedelcrystal.com/page21.htm

http://www.riedelcrystal.com/press98.htm

Amazon.com presents quite a collection of Riedel wine glasses here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/297575/ref%3Dbr%5Fcalf%5F/103-5152962-4164643

In case you read German, 
http://www.erstehilfe.cc/News.asp?NewsID=117

jzk, I searched many public library catalogs, and several on-line
bookstores, but could find no book published on the life of Georg J.
Riedel. In fact, what I have presented here is all I was able to find.
Perhaps the Riedel Family is very private! There were numerous sites
that featured the glassware, but no more biographical information
other than the Riedel website. You did not mention in your question
what  online information you may already have, so I sure hope none of
the above is a duplication!

If this answer is unclear, please ask for an answer clarification
before rating.

Regards,
crabcakes

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Request for Answer Clarification by jkz-ga on 09 Oct 2002 08:25 PDT

Thanks for the info.  After some additional digging, I uncovered a
great bio profile of Georg Riedel on winespectator.com.  I'm wondering
why this article never came up in the Google index?  Here is the URL:
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Archives/Show_Article/0,1275,2471,00.html

Thanks for your help.  It was a real challenge trying to track down
this info.
jkz

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Clarification of Answer by crabcakes-ga on 09 Oct 2002 09:49 PDT

Hello jzk,
I'm afraid I have no clue as to why the site you found was not found
when I answered your question. I certainly wish that it had!

Had you asked for an answer clarification and had I known you were
unhappy with the answer, I would have made additional attempts to find
your information.
Sometimes researchers don't always find everything the asker wants the
first go around...the asker then has a chance to let the researcher
that s/he is not quite getting it! Through the clarification process,
the resarchers further attempt to seek the information. In this
process, the asker gets the answer and the researcher is satisfied the
asker is pleased. Generally, once a question is rated, the process is
closed.

Regards,
crabcakes