Types of Wine Bottles

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):

It is a German-style wine bottle with a slightly thinner body, long neck, and a very little punt. Its glass color is dark brown. It is used for varieties of wines like Muller-Thurgau, Riesling, Bacchus, and Gewürztraminer.