Bought this in red as a birthday gift to my best friend.  She LOVES LOVES LOVES this set.  The red is more like a wine/burgundy color.. really rich looking.  The on-line photo does not do it justice at all.  The set is heavy, so really durable, but unfortunately was packed with very cheap cardboard.  It was delivered by FedEx and was very shabbily packed... The outer cardboard box was damaged, slit, bent in, but fortunately the dishes were all in perfect condition.  The outer cardboard box literally split apart when I pushed the sides out... unreal... but anyway, my 5 star rating is for the dishes... not the packing which would have warranted no stars at all!