Name of a wine bottle that was produced in Staffordshire (England) in 1958 for a sherry. It was 1.5 metres long, held 26 gallons of wine (about 98.5 litres) and weighed 220 pounds (~110 kilograms). The bottle was named after the Saxon-Meining princess Adelheid Amalie Luise Therese Carolin (1792-1849). She married the British heir to the throne William in 1818 and changed her name from Adelheid to Adelaide. In 1830 her husband became the new king and Adelaide queen of Great Britain and Hanover as William IV (1765-1837). When the colony of South Australia was proclaimed in 1836, the new capital was named in honour of Adelaide by the English Queen. See also a list of all bottle designations under Bottles as also generally under Wine Vessels.
The wein.plus encyclopaedia is a comprehensive, well-researched reference work. Available anytime and anywhere, it has become an indispensable part of teaching, used by students and myself alike. Highly recommended!
Dominik Trick
Technischer Lehrer, staatl. geprüfter Sommelier, Hotelfachschule Heidelberg