The History of Wine Containers

[Robin Garr]

Wine bottles are "traditional"? Not in the long view.

The History of Wine Containers:
This post from the Academic Wino explores the history and evolution of wine containers.

Despite its benefits, consumers and professionals alike seem to have a hard time accepting the bag-in-box wine cask in lieu of the classic wine bottle. But just how classic is the bottle? Wine has been kept in all sorts of containers throughout history varying in size, shape and material. Each form has had its own advantages, caveats, eccentricities and drawbacks. Let’s take a look back through the historical morphology of wine’s most widely utilized vessels.

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Yes, to most non wine geeks under 100 years old ( ) wine bottles are traditional.