Internationally common designation (German "Rheinische") with various variants such as the "Renana Vittoria" for for the Schlegel bottle; see there.
A term (also known as a tall bottle) for the bottle shape most commonly used for white wines in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Alsace. The slender bottle with an elongated neck is between 300 and 375 millimetres long. A special shape used in the...
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