Bottle colour

The colour of wine bottles is not only important in marketing, but also for reasons of durability. Tests in Champagne have proven that wine keeps longer in dark glass. White glass is used rather rarely for traditional reasons, for example in the famous "Cristal" brand from Roederer. However, this champagne is marketed in an orange-coloured cover. Because of its sensitivity to light, bottles are therefore almost exclusively dark-tinted (brown, green, black). UV light in particular can cause the wine defect Käseln (light taste). The exception is rosé wines, which are often bottled in white. Here, shelf-life does not play a major role, as these are intended for rapid consumption. However, there are already special white glass bottles that are impermeable to UV light. For marketing reasons, producers or growing regions use certain colours.

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