| Wine is a very sensitive beverage which gets | | | | and the shape of the bottles in which they are |
| easily affected by temperature, lights, vibrations, | | | | stored usually denote the type of wine and many |
| and oxygen among others. Ordinarily speaking, | | | | times the place from where it is produced. This |
| one can use any type of bottle to bottle his/her | | | | article will attempt to describe a few of the most |
| wine as long as it can be sealed well (some inset | | | | popular wine bottles below: |
| a thin layer of nitrogen before sealing it to | | | | |
| prevent any chance of oxygen reaching the wine | | | | 1. Bordeaux - this bottle is usually tall with a small |
| and oxidizing it) and at the same time protect the | | | | neck, light green in color. You will find this type of |
| wine from direct sunlight. | | | | wine bottle in Italy, Spain, and in parts of the |
| Easy identification of wine type and place of | | | | Northern Europe for bottling Bordeaux wines. |
| manufacture | | | | 2. Burgundy - this type of bottle has slopping |
| All wine bottles are made of glass. Wines, such as | | | | shoulders making it elegant and longish. The bottle |
| Champagne are fermented in the same bottle | | | | is green too and also has a large dimple at the |
| they are sold in, while most other types are | | | | bottom. This bottle is mostly used for |
| bottled after the fermentations process has | | | | Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. |
| totally stopped. Most of the times the wine is | | | | 3. Rhone - this bottle is much thinner than the |
| bottled in a certain type of bottle for two main | | | | burgundy one, but similar in shape otherwise. |
| reasons - (i) to identify the area from where it | | | | 4. Champagne - this bottle has very gentle sloping |
| comes (manufacturers, vineyard, country, etc), (ii) | | | | shoulders, is taller than any other bottle, thicker |
| type of wine. | | | | and has a deep dimple at the bottom. This |
| In the early days wine was stored in wooden | | | | particular shape is to protect the wine within, |
| kegs. After a while it became fashionable to have | | | | which ferments after being put in the bottle, and |
| wine in large amphorae. Then, with the advent of | | | | also prevents the bottle from breakage. |
| the popularity of wine and its transport | | | | 5. Rhine - this bottle usually comes in brown color, |
| throughout the world, it became commonly | | | | though they have green bottles too. |
| stored in glass bottles. These bottles are usually | | | | There is actually no real rules. The types of |
| thick, dimpled at the bottom and dark in color. | | | | bottles have been adopted as a tradition rather |
| Thick because it should break during travel/ | | | | than any other reason. There are places where |
| transport; dimpled at the bottom so it can have | | | | the bottles of wine have been thus for hundreds |
| better stability and easier for stacking while | | | | of years. The main concern for wine bottles, |
| transporting; lastly dark in color to prevent the | | | | remain to protect the wine. Hence, most of the |
| access of direct sunlight which can destroy the | | | | bottles are thick, dark and longish. All these three |
| wine within the glass. | | | | attributes help in keeping the wine as healthy as |
| Today, the wine bottles are normally of 750 ml | | | | can be till it is drank. |