[CassieV]

I've seen Chardonnay come in different types of bottles. Is one better than the other or is it an aesthetic thing? Just curious because that's my next kit.

[Wade E]

A bottle is a bottle in my opinion and use what you can get the cheapest but darker is better to avoid being ruined by lights. I would say this is the most used for Chards.http://www.finevinewines.com/ProdDetA.asp?PartNumber=5247

[grapeman]

Personally I like the Amber Hock bottles- George carries them but has no picture. Here is the style I am talking about.

[ibglowin]

+1

[Goodfella]

+2

[cpfan]

Hock bottles are tradiionally used for Rieslings and Gewurztraminers but not Chardonnays.


Having said that, use whatever bottles you want/like. Some folks don't like hock bottles because they are longer and thus don't fit in some racks or fridges or wherever you might put the bottles.


Steve

[ibglowin]

I guess I like what they call the "burgundy" style like this:



I definitely would not put a Chardonnay in a Riesling bottle like one of these:

[CassieV]

Thanks for all the replies. Whatever I use they'll be the same style bottles. I'm to OCD for mismatching bottles l may have to actually order these bottles otherwise it would take me forever to collect all the bottles. The people who give me bottles drink more reds.

[scubaman2151]

I am a fan of the French Bordeaux style wine bottles:





Regardless of color all my wines go in these bottles. They are easy to stack sideways on my wine rack and the color insures no light damage. Can't beat these bottles IMO.


Scuba

[JimCook]

Cassie,


Do note that the 'fatter' bottles known as the Burgundy shape will not fit nicely together in standard empty cases or some wine racks. As Scuba noted, great straight-sided Bordeaux bottles stack really well, and bottle shape/size uniformity is a great thing for most wine storage methods.


The wine is going to taste the same regardless of the shape of the bottle in which you store it. If you happen to label your Chardonnay as a Riesling, however, that may cause some confusion later on.


- Jim