Upload
sabppoints
View
196
Download
3
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Wine storage option through time
Citation preview
Wine storage and transportation through the ages
Various vessels used for storage and transport of wine for past 8000 years.
Choice influenced by:
Available materials
Transport needs for trade
Wine style requirements of the time
Spoilage and breakage considerations
Storage material –clay, wood, steel, plastic…
Container size – 750ml – 250,000L +
Wine quality – Effected by transport and
storage options
Hip flasks of yesteryear made from
animal skins or bladder
Animal skin or bladder
Small volume personal use vessels
Photo source: Ad Meskens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphora
Earthenware vessels found with the first signs
of wine
Adopted by most wine producers of the
mediterranean and mesopotamian regions
Amphora a precursor to modern wine bottles
and well suited to transport by ship
Wine tankers of the Roman empire!
Short historical record indicates possible
problems with design
Early large volume vessel suited
to bulk transport
Photo source: Brad Harbach http://www.absolutevisit.com/blog/wine-tanks-bodega-terrazas-mendoza-argentina/
Discovered by the Romans being used
for beer. Gauls or Celts credited with their
invention
Quickly adopted over the use of amphora
Remaining today as an important wine
storage/ aging option
Photo source: Verallia http://www.winesandvines.com
Originally fragile and not widely accepted until production via coal furnace in the 1700’s.
Now the vessel of choice world-wide for post production wine
Heavy, inert, usually 750ml, familiar
Cork or screwcap main closures today
The modern wine scene…
Stainless steel tanks
Wooden Barrels
Plastic containers
Concrete tanks
Glass and plastic bottles, bag in box
Large storage vessels play a major rolein the global wine industry with huge volumesmoved to all corners of the globe
Assumption that glass bottles = quality hasled to inefficient packaging for trade
Transport costs an important consideration
for producers needing to trade outside of
local area
Quality control of bulk wine intended for
bottling at destination a concern for many
Bussewitz, C. (2012, December 20). Concrete wine tanks growing in popularity. The Press Democrat. Retrieved from http://www.pressdemocrat.com
Caputo, T. (2013). Winemakers turn to egg-shaped tanks. Retrieved from http://zesterdaily.com/drinking/winemakers-turn-to-egg-shaped-tanks/
Carlton, D. (n.d.). A history of fine wine storage. [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://www.finewineconcierge.com/a-history-of-fine-wine-storage
Cholettte, S. & Venkat, K. (2009) The energy and carbon intensity of wine distribution: A study of logistical options for delivering wine to consumers. Journal of Cleaner Production, 17(16), 1401-1413. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.011
De La Hamaide, S. (2014, May 13). USA becomes world biggest wine market as French drinkers cut down. Reuters. Retrieved from http://www.reuters.com
Demakos, L. (2014). Retrieved from blog.iwawine.com/2014/06/the-history-of-wine-storage/
Hartley, A. (2008). Bulk shipping of wine and its implications for product quality. Retrieved from http://www.wrap.org.uk
History and philosophy. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.kvevri.com
Lindsey, B. (2014). Bottle typing / diagnostic shapes. Retrieved from http://www.sha.org/bottle/wine
Malin, J. (2014). The 8,000 year effort to transport wine around the world. [Blog post] Retrieved from http://vinepair.com/wine-blog/history-wine-transport-8000-years/
Marlier, S. & Sibella, P. (2002) La Giraglia, a dolia wreck of the 1st century BC from Corsica, France: study of its hull remains. The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 31(2), 161-171. doi:10.1006/ijna.2002.1037
Moore, V. (2014, January 31). Incredible bulk: why are we bottling foreign wine in Britain? The Telegraph. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk
NZ wine. (2013). New Zealand winegrowers annual report 2013. Retrieved from http://www.nzwine.com/assets/sm/upload/da/9i/te/eu/NZW_Annual_Report_2013_web.pdf
Pellechia, T. (2006). Wine: The 8,000-year-old Story of the wine trade. London: Running Press
Rankine, B. (2004). Making good wine. Sydney, Pan Macmillan.
Robinson, J. (2006). The Oxford companion to wine. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Salins, C. (2014, August 4). Tapping into kegged wine. Hospitality Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/beverage/tapping-into-kegged-wine
Salutwineco (2009, April 27). A short history of wine bottles [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://salutwineco.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/historyofbottles/
Shea, L. (2013). History of glass wine bottles. Retrieved from http://www.wineintro.com/history/glassware/general.html
The history of wine Part II – Wine storage – The early days. (2009). Retrieved from
http://www.snoth.com/articles/the-history-of-wine-part-ii-wine-storage-the-early-days/
The history of wine Part III – Wine storage – Barrels. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.snooth.com/articles/the-history-of-wine-part-ii-wine-storage-barrels/
The New Zealand screwcap wine seal initiative – Ten years on. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.voxy.co.nz/lifestyle/new-zealand-screwcap-wine-seal-initiative-ten-years/5/80324
Weiskircher, R. (2008). Summary of prior experiments regarding temperature in sea containers. Retrieved from http://wscc.scl.gatech.edu/resources/tempinseacontainers.pdf
Wine exports exceed $1.3 billion. (2014) Retrieved from http://nzwine.com/news/wine-exports-exceed-13-billion/
Why wine is aged in Oak. A history lesson. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://vinepair.com/wine-aged-oak-history-lesson/