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About wine -> Wine Bottle Shapes |
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The shape of the wine bottles comes with varies sizes
around the world. Most of the wine produces comes with
common European wine bottle sizes. Some time wine may
comes with unique style also. This page has some
commonly used bottle sizes. |
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Bordeaux |
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Straight with steep,
tall, shoulders normally made with dark green glass.
Common shape for red wines. |
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Burgundy |
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Shallow gentle sloping
shoulders and also heavy bottles. This is for both red
and white wines occasionally in clear glass.
Wines like Rhone wines, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
using this bottle shape. |
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Port |
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Wines like Port, Madeira
and Sherry uses the fortified wines bottles. This is
sturdy bottle. |
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Champagne |
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Very thick, gentle
sloping shoulders and a long neck. Also contains a
rather large punt, or indentation, in the bottom of
the bottle. Champagne bottles normally with the high
pressures by the carbonation development after
bottling. Some times pressures can exceed 90 psi. |
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Hoch |
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Hoch, Alsace and Mosel
bottles normally narrow, thin tall bottle with a very
gentle sloping shoulder. It is typically light green
in color some times you will find brown glass. |
