Wine packaging and storage

thumb|Traditional oak barrels made by Chilean cooperage Tonelería Nacional 250px|thumbnail|right|Mackmyra Whisky|Mackmyra barrels at [[Häckeberga Castle]] thumb|Modern stainless steel casks and kegs outside the Tynemill|Castle Rock [[microbrewery in Nottingham, England]] thumb|Wooden wine barrel at an exhibition in Croatia

thumb|Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, , Vassil Bojkov Collection ([[Sofia, Bulgaria)]]

material derived from the cork oak

storage room for wine, often dark and with near constant temperature and moisture

An oenochoe, also spelled oinochoe (; from , oînos, "wine", and , khéō, , sense "wine pourer"; : oinochoai; Neo-Latin: oenochoë, : oenochoae; English : oenochoes or oinochoes), is a wine jug and a key form of ancient Greek pottery.

stopper used to seal wine bottles

barrel used in wine making

thumb|upright|250px|A large kvevri held at the Georgian National Museum of Tbilisi Kvevri or qvevri ( ) - also known as '''ch'uri''' ( ) in Western Georgia - are large earthenware vessels used for the fermentation, storage and aging of traditional Georgian wine. Resembling large, egg-shaped amphorae without handles, they are either buried below ground or set into the floors of large wine cellars. Kvevris vary in size: volumes range from , with being typical. ==History==

thumb|right|Large plastic bottles for a water dispenser thumb|upright|A glass carboy acting as a fermentation vessel for beer. It is fitted with a fermentation lock. upright|thumb|A Bulgarian demijohn (damadzhana)

bottle used for holding wine

thumb|right|cork (material)|Cork and muselet closure atop a bottle of [[Unibroue beer, unopened]] thumb|right|An opened muselet with cap thumb|right|A collection of champagne muselet caps A muselet () is a wire cage that fits over the cork of a bottle of champagne, sparkling wine or beer to prevent the cork from emerging under the pressure of the carbonated contents. It derives its name from the French museler, to muzzle. The muselet often has a metal cap incorporated in the design which may show the drink maker's emblem. They are normally covered by a metal foil envelope. Muselets are also k

thumb|upright=1.4|A hogshead in relation to other barrels A hogshead (abbreviated "hhd", plural "hhds") is a large cask of liquid (or, less often, of a food commercial product) for manufacturing and sale. It refers to a specified volume, measured in either imperial or US customary measures, primarily applied to alcoholic beverages, such as wine, ale, or cider.

thumb|Statue of a satyr including a torch and a wineskin from 3rd–2nd century B.C thumb|Tang Sancai|tricolor figurine of a [[Sogdian wine merchant holding a wineskin. During the Tang dynasty (618–907), China started to import grape wine from Central Asia.]] A wineskin is an ancient type of bottle made of leathered animal skin, usually from goats or sheep, used to store or transport wine.

thumb|upright=1.35|Diana and Actaeon (Titian)|Diana and Actaeon by [[Titian has a full provenance covering its passage through several owners and four countries since it was painted for Philip II of Spain in the 1550s.]]

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conical closure that fits into a container's opening to seal it

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Oldest unopened bottle of wine

Type of bottle

container cap that is screwed closed

wine fault

Extremely large wine barrel

traditional Spanish liquid receptacle

wine packaged in a bag-in-box arrangement

device for serving and preserving wine

equipment for the organized storage of wine bottles

alternative methods for wine closure