Etymology[edit]

First attested in 14th century. From the English word bottle derives from an Old French word boteille,
from vulgar Latin butticula, from late Latin buttis ("cask"), a latinisation of the Greek βοῦττις (bouttis)
("vessel").[2][3]

Types of bottle[edit]
Glass bottles[edit]
Main article: Glass bottle

Wine bottles[edit]
Main article: Wine bottle

The glass bottle represented an important development in the history of wine, because, when

combined with a high-quality stopper such as a cork, it allowed long-term aging of wine. Glass has
all the qualities required for long-term storage. It eventually gave rise to "château bottling", the
practice where an estate's wine is put in a bottle at the source, rather than by a merchant. Prior to
this, wine used to be sold by the barrel (and before that, the amphora) and put into bottles only at the
merchant's shop, if at all. This left large and often abused opportunities for fraud and adulteration, as
consumers had to trust the merchant as to the contents. It is thought that most wine consumed
outside of wine-producing regions had been tampered with in some way. Also, not all merchants
were careful to avoid oxidation or contamination while bottling, leading to large bottle variation.
Particularly in the case of port, certain conscientious merchants' bottling of old ports fetch higher
prices even today. To avoid these problems, most fine wine is bottled at the place of production
(including all port, since 1974).