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THE
WINE BOTTLE
The bottle
is the right container for wine. The origin of the three-quarter-litre
bottle dates back to the XVI century, when glass craftsmen produced it,
probably to contain the necessary amount of wine for two people. Still
today the bottle is the container in which the last phase of ageing takes
place. Here are the most common types of bottles:
| Bordolese |
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It
derives from the region of Bordeaux, France; the glass can be dark
or green and is used for aged red wines; the transparent glass can
be used for white wines or rosé |
| Borgognona |
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It
comes from Burgundy, France, and it is used for red wines destined
to a long ageing; the glass can be dark green, or also brown |
| Renana |
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It
comes from the region of Reno and has a typical slender shape, without
handles; it is used for white wines, which have no residual. The glass
can be light green or transparent |
| Champagnotta |
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Typical
bottle for sparkling wines; the glass is dark green and the glass
is very thick in order to resist wine pressure |
Less common types of bottles are:
| Pulcianella |
Used
in the past for Orvieto, it is nowadays used for Armagnac and by some
major Portuguese producers of rosé and green wine |
| Albeisa |
It is
used for red wines in the area of Alba, in Piedmont |
| Chiatigiana |
The
1 litre bottle is destined to replace the traditional "fiasco" |
| Fiasco |
It is
a blown glass container, of spherical shape, covered with interwoven
straw, so to allow it to remain in a vertical position by itself.
It is used mainly for Chianti and Tuscan wines. For a long time, it
has been the symbol of Italian wine all over the world.
Currently, its use is being totally abandoned, due to economic reasons,
since the costs for the straw covering have become very high, as well
as to technical issues, since the ‘fiasco’ is difficult
to stock, to pack and to deliver, due to its shape |
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