Everyone knows that the bottom of the wine bottle is concave, so what does this concave do? Why is the bottom of the wine bottle recessed? What causes a wine bottle to dent?
The glass bottle of wine was born in the early 17th century. The earliest glass bottle was used for champagne. In 1724, the French government allowed bottled fermented champagne to be sold on the market; on May 25, 1728, the champagne was sold overseas with the permission of the king. In 1728, French officials officially approved the use of glass bottles for wine sales. Therefore, the earliest wine bottle is the champagne bottle, and today’s wine bottle still continues the traditional craftsmanship and shape of the champagne bottle.
Therefore, the appearance of the concave bottom of the wine bottle is mainly due to the following reasons:
1. The concave bottom is to improve the impact ability of the wine bottle. The reason is that the resistance of the flat bottom wine bottle is poor, while the concave bottom bottle has higher physical strength, which can greatly reduce the probability of damage caused by collision.
2. The uniform base formed around the concave bottom improves the stability of the wine bottle when it is placed upright.
3. The concave bottom can reduce the internal volume of the wine bottle and make the wine bottle appear more atmospheric.
4. The concave bottom is conducive to the operation when the champagne bottle is turned and desilted, because it is easier to operate when the thumb is inserted into the groove to cooperate with other fingers to rotate the wine bottle, and it also provides convenience for dining and wine pouring services.
5. The cultivation period of ageable red wine is longer, it is safer to use a concave bottom pressure-resistant wine bottle, and it is easier to remove the sediment of the aged wine when drinking.
In fact, the convex and concave bottom of the wine bottle is a kind of cultural inheritance. In addition, it is also conducive to the stabilization and removal of wine lees before drinking. The deep concave bottom of the wine bottle does not mean that it is a good wine, nor does it affect the quality of the wine. Traditionally, a bottle with a deep concave bottom indicates that the wine has better ageing potential, but in this market economy era, the bottle is just a container and does not represent the quality of the wine. Today, driven by commercial interests, the wine industry is mixed. In order to deceive consumers, some unscrupulous producers deliberately use wine bottles with deep concave bottoms to hold ordinary wine as a marketing method. Therefore, consumers should keep their eyes open when buying wine and not be deceived by some illusions. Usually sparkling wines have deep depressions at the bottom and thick walls. The function of the deep concave bottom of the champagne bottle is to have a high compressive strength, so that the bottle can be explosion-proof. In addition, it can also reduce the volume of the bottle. The same 750mL capacity, the bottle is much larger than other wines, and it looks more atmospheric and textured.
