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Wine Bottles

Wine Bottle Styles

Bordeaux - The Bordeaux bottle with straight sides and steep, tall, shoulders is typically made with dark green glass for the red wines, light green glass for the white wines and clear for the dessert wines.   Probably the most common shape used for red wine around the world, ranging from the classic 'Bordeaux grapes: Cabernet and Merlot, as well as other wines such as Zinfandel and Syrah.   It is also used for white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc.

Burgundy - The Burgundy bottle with its shallow, gentle sloping shoulders, is made in a green glass for both red and white wines, and occasionally in clear glass.   This shape is typically used for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and other Rhone varietals. Why Pinot Noir, a red wine, in this style bottle? Because Pinot Noir is classified as a Burgundy (region) grape.

Hock - The Hock bottle shape is much taller than it is wide and has a consistent, bordering on triangular, slope from the bottle lip all the way down to the base. The glass color is most often antique green or brown but lurid hues of bright green and blue are considered traditional for this shape. One can often find sweet or dessert wines bottled in the Hock bottle.

Bottle Sizes and Colors

.375 ML     

.750 ML
        Antique Green (dark green) (Bordeaux style)
        Blue (Bordeaux style)
        Brandywine (Bordeaux style)
        Deadleaf (Burgundy style))
        Emerald Green (light color) (Bordeaux style)
        Flint (clear) (Bordeaux style)
        Frosted (Bordeaux style)
        Red (Bordeaux style)

1.5 ML
        Blue
        Champagne Green
        Deadleaf
        Flint

        Other Sizes
                    .187 ML (Flint & Emerald)
                    3 Liter Jug (Emerald Green)

        Other Styles
                    Champagne Style (750 ML)
                    Renana Alta (.750 ML Reisling-style)

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