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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Anatomy of the Wine Bottle


Capsule, or
foil, made of tin or plastic.

Space between wine and cork is called
ullage.

Slope or shoulder varies with bottle style.

Neck label
is not always present.

Back label
is optional, but often useful.

Style of
front label varies regionally and from one producer to another.


Punt
is most important for sparkling wine. (A punt- indentation at the base of some bottles- doesn't affect the wine, but indicates that it is expected to be laid down to age.)

Bottle size...although shapes differ, standard wine bottles all have a capacity of 750ml/75cl.