How to recognize different shapes of bottle ?
Hello winers !
Have you ever been in a supermarket, grocery store or wine cellar to buy a bottle of wine ?
I'm sure yes !
But have you ever ask yourself why there are so much different shapes of bottle ?
This week we‘re going to simplify your life. We want to show you each form of bottle and where they come from. We want to make you able to say " I can tell it is a "Bordeaux" just by looking at the shape of the bottle."
Bottle of Bordeaux : "La Bordelaise"
Until the 17th Century, bottles were fragile, expansive and not very convenient. Thanks to the British, Bordeaux Bottle changed and became the current cylindric one.
Bottle of Burgundy : "La Bourguignonne"
High, with soft should, thin neck and lighly cone-shaped. The Burgundy one is larger than the Bottle of Bordeaux. There are different color, green is the most used.
Bottle of Alsace : "L'Alsacienne"
This bottle is taller than the other, fancy and thin. This specific shape is protected by an edict from 1955.
Bottle of Provence : "La Provençale"
There are two different shape of bottle for the Côte de provence appellation.
The first one is with "flûtes à Corset" closer at the middle of the bottle and the other one has a shape of an equilateral triangle. Sometime, the Côte de Provence use the Bordeaux bottle shape
And remember : Drink responsibly (or this could happen to you) ! :
And remember : Drink responsibly (or this could happen to you) ! :
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