The importance of bottles
Very special packaging for unique winesWhen we talk about wine bottlesthe image of the 750 ml glass container comes quickly to mind, the most common and universal 750 ml, the most common and universal container.whose origin is attributed to the lung capacity of a person when the elaboration was handmade and carried out through the technique of blown glass.
It is also widely known the Magnum, which has twice the capacity of the standard one, i.e., one and a half liters, and is present in our portfolio with wines such asand it is present in our portfolio with wines such as Rutini Malbec Collection o Single Vineyard Cabernet Franc. If we go in the direction of the smaller ones, designed for individual consumption, we find the Half-Bottle, equivalent to half of the standard one, and the Piccolo (“Small” Italian) or the Half Bottle, equivalent to half the standard, and the Piccolo (“Small” in Italian) or also called Split, a quarter of the standard and equivalent to a glass of wine..
Hasta aquí, nombres elocuentes en cuanto a la capacidad de cada uno de los envases.
But if we go in the direction of the larger bottles, after the Double Magnumwhich contains two Magnums, that is, three liters, and can be found in wines such as the Rutini Colección Cabernet Malbecwe find very striking bottles whose names have very different allusions. The French industry came up with the idea of naming these containers after biblical kings and patriarchs.
Why is that?
The explanation can only be found in the use of well-known names, already established in the collective unconscious, in a very different field.
A borrowing from culture.
Thus, for example, we find the Jeroboam, equivalent to six standard bottles, i.e. four and a half liters, which takes its name from one of the twelve superintendents appointed by King one of the twelve superintendents appointed by King Solomon.. Methuselah, a biblical prophet and synonymous with longevity for his nearly one thousand years on Earth, gives his name to bottles containing eight standard bottles (six liters)..
La podemos encontrar en vinos como los mencionados anteriormente y en Rutini Single Vineyard Altamira Malbec y Barrel Blend Encounteramong others.
This is followed in successive appearances by Salmanazar (12 standard bottles), named after the first Assyrian king of the imperial era; Balthazar (16 standard bottles), prince of Babylon; Nebuchadnezzar (20 standard bottles), king of Babylon during the years 604 to 561 BC; and finally Melchior, one of the Magi who visited Bethlehem at the birth of Jesus and who symbolizes old age, equivalent to 18 liters.and is also known by the name of King Solomon.
What is the key data to target? Large formats improve wine development and cellaring potential.
Curiosidades, historias para compartir que pueden acompañar una presentación llamativa, una botella imponente como un buen vino.
