If you can't read wine labels (yet), start with the shape of the bottle. Karla Walsh is a Des Moines, Iowa-based lifestyle writer with more than 15 years of journalism experience. Visiting ...

The wine could probably stand up to a mild vacuum, but the extra volume is filled by dissolved gas bubbling out of the water on the end of the bottle near the cork.

The heart-shape bottle, which Mr. Giordano said was both his first and his favorite piece, was produced in Nove di Bassano, near Venice, and he bought it in 2007 at a Sotheby’s sale in Milan.

A curiously shaped bottle can be more than a gimmick—it can offer clues to the flavor and quality of the wine inside. Lettie Teague tried buying wines based on shape and found a few as ...

For the record, my problem bottle was not Lee’s wine. He says he uses a soft wax on Beau Marchais, and he opens it the way I do — straight through the seal with the corkscrew.

I’ve also seen novelty bottles shaped like violins, fish or even a skull. You might notice that some wine bottles weigh more than others. A typical full bottle of wine weighs about 3 pounds, but ...

For every heart shaped pizza sold at a Milwaukee area location during the month of February, ... Pick up a nice bottle of wine and you’ve set the stage for a perfect impromptu romantic dinner.

Just the Tipsy makes wine in penis-shaped bottles that sell for $37 online. Courtesy: Just the Tipsy It's called Just the Tipsy, and it comes in a bottle shape that fits its name: a fairly ...

This latest study also found that drinking excessive amounts of wine is harmful to heart health. ... So no more than a bottle of wine a week, or at most 10 units of alcohol.

I Hid 3 Bottles of Wine in My Clothes and Nobody Noticed. Rosé all day. By Rachel Torgerson ... The 7-inch wedges come with ~secret compartments~ complete with heart-shaped levers to open them.

For most wine producers, the shape of the bottle is meant to communicate the style of wine to consumers, though some prefer to pick a bottle shape that will stand out instead. In the 19th century, ...