Term for a wine (also known as bulk wine) that is not bottled but sold or transported in larger containers to processors, bottlers or wholesalers. However, the term refers not only to wine bottled in barrels, but also to wine stored in large tanks or transported by tankers. Such wines in smaller barrels or containers are often served or sold to the end consumer as open wine or wine by the glass...
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