The shape and style of the wine bottle are depended on the
type of the wine in it. You can easily figure out the type of wine just by
looking at the style of its bottle. There are various styles of wine bottles
such as High Shoulder, Sloping Shoulder, Sparkling Wine and Champagne, Various
Dessert Styles and unique styles.
High shoulder:
The most common wine bottle style is the high shoulder. This
bottle’s stature is tall with high shoulders.it is mainly used for the wine
called Bordeaux. The glass for this type of bottle varies according to the type
of wine in it. The glass is light green or transparent for the white wines and
dark green for the red wines. Merlot, Sauvignon, cabernet and white wines that
are made with sauvignon use high shoulder style.
Sloping Shoulder:
This style of wine bottle has a slightly wide body and
sloping shoulders. It uses dark green glass for both the white and the red
wines. The glass is usually thicker than the rest. It is an elegant Burgundy bottle
and used for Chardonnay, Grenache, pinot noir and Syrah. Most of the white
wines that come in this bottle are oak aged.
Sparkling Wine and Champagne:
This olive green wine bottle is a true representation of
happiness and joy and is the limelight of many weddings and parties around the
globe. It is heavier because it needs to withstand the 90 psi pressure of
carbonate inside it. The bottle has gentle sloping shoulders. Some are without and some are with deep punts.
This punt helps to pour the wine easily and the large cork prevents the
explosion of the bottle.
Various Dessert Styles:
This style of the bottle has usually straight body with high
and rounded shoulders .some of this type of bottles have punt which helps to
retain the sediment at the bottom. It uses a long cork as a stopper. The glass
for this type of bottle is dark in color to protect the wine from the light.
The body of the bottle is a little more ornate than the rest to make it look
like it is for the dessert. This type of bottle is used for fortified wines
such as Vermouth, port, Marsala and Madeira.
Rhine (unique styles):
