jug, barrel, bottle.. wine storage and transportation through the ages
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Wine storage option through timeTRANSCRIPT
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Wine storage and transportation through the ages
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Various vessels used for storage and transport of wine for past 8000 years.
Choice influenced by:
Available materials
Transport needs for trade
Wine style requirements of the time
Spoilage and breakage considerations
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Storage material –clay, wood, steel, plastic…
Container size – 750ml – 250,000L +
Wine quality – Effected by transport and
storage options
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Hip flasks of yesteryear made from
animal skins or bladder
Animal skin or bladder
Small volume personal use vessels
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Photo source: Ad Meskens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphora
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Earthenware vessels found with the first signs
of wine
Adopted by most wine producers of the
mediterranean and mesopotamian regions
Amphora a precursor to modern wine bottles
and well suited to transport by ship
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Wine tankers of the Roman empire!
Short historical record indicates possible
problems with design
Early large volume vessel suited
to bulk transport
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Photo source: Brad Harbach http://www.absolutevisit.com/blog/wine-tanks-bodega-terrazas-mendoza-argentina/
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Discovered by the Romans being used
for beer. Gauls or Celts credited with their
invention
Quickly adopted over the use of amphora
Remaining today as an important wine
storage/ aging option
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Photo source: Verallia http://www.winesandvines.com
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Originally fragile and not widely accepted until production via coal furnace in the 1700’s.
Now the vessel of choice world-wide for post production wine
Heavy, inert, usually 750ml, familiar
Cork or screwcap main closures today
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The modern wine scene…
Stainless steel tanks
Wooden Barrels
Plastic containers
Concrete tanks
Glass and plastic bottles, bag in box
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Large storage vessels play a major rolein the global wine industry with huge volumesmoved to all corners of the globe
Assumption that glass bottles = quality hasled to inefficient packaging for trade
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Transport costs an important consideration
for producers needing to trade outside of
local area
Quality control of bulk wine intended for
bottling at destination a concern for many
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