Unusual wine bottle on display at Café Amore, Cypress (Houston) Texas.
Three liter hand-crafted crystal bottle of 1999 Super Toscani IGT wine, about three feet tall. Here’s a close-up of the label.
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Gene Harris 10.27.08 at 19:21
Very cool shape.
Homework for tonight: describe an equation approximating the shape of the bottle.
Extra credit: translate to spherical polar coordinates.
Friday quiz: drink the whole bottle.
John Venier 10.28.08 at 10:40
Looks like a ‘yard of wine’ instead of ale.
Would be fun for a Cartesian diver if you can see through the glass.
Geeze if it’s clear at all I have to get one for an impossible object.
I only went there just after it opened, before he changed anything except the special.
Thomas Guest 11.02.08 at 11:57
Some more odd bottles — these ones are one-sided.
zach 11.21.08 at 00:21
Woah! That’s a tall wine bottle.
I need to get a pic, but my Mom has a huge bottle that spirals upward…Not sure of the origin or type, but it has to be about a gallon of vino.
I will get a pic ASAP and post it to here.
shaundawgz 09.22.09 at 22:07
Hi can anyone tell me how/where could I find this wine, I bought an empty bottle a few years ago at a public market and haven’t been able to find a replacement.
Natasha 04.29.10 at 06:46
Hey I have the sane wine bittle from 1995 has not been opened and has a sticker on it “$25,000 grand prize validation” unfortunately my puppy chewed up the wicker basket it was in and the sticker. I think it’s still pretty cool though very unique and sure gets everyone’s attention.
Kim 09.24.10 at 07:52
I have a green one like this, empty, says Vintage 1978 Bardi Chianti, still has all labels intact as well as the wicker basket – very cool!
jason 12.18.10 at 23:45
I have a similar bottle to this.I have a vintage 1978 Bardi Chianti that is 45″ tall glass bottle and is in the style of an old flintlock rifle.It is still full and capped and has all the labels on it.I have been searching the net and have not been able to find one like it or even mention of it.Anyone have any info please let me know.
Emma 01.12.11 at 11:21
i was wondering… i have i bottle similar to this but its from 1969 .. how much do you think these things are worth? and where would you sell them?
Rusty Shackleford 01.12.11 at 22:51
“About” 3 feet tall? C’mon, John. I’m wanting inches if not mm… or maybe you or a daughter standing next to it.
jason 01.15.11 at 16:44
Ah,yeah there Mr. Rusty Shackleford there are 3″ foot tall bottles.As I said above the bottle I have is 45″ tall.Jason.
chianti 1978 09.05.11 at 18:45
Posiadam dwie butelki po winie chianti z 1978r mam etykietę jedna zielona jest w oryginalnym koszyku, druga biała już niestety bez rozleciał się ze starosci. Wysokosc 82 cm
Editor’s note: Google translation from Polish “I have two bottles of wine I have a 1978 chianti with a green label is the original mix, the other white, unfortunately, no longer fell apart with old age. Height 82 cm”
frankie 09.29.11 at 22:55
i’m looking for a vino rosso da tavola italian red wine bottle thats 45 inches tall , may or may not have a glass candle holder on top. if candle holder is there the whole thing is about 54 inches tall. the bottle is green. i am also looking for a vintage green chianti bottle with the motif of fish eating fish. it to is 45 inches tall and may or may not have a candle holder. if anyone has won and would like to sell it let me know please.
Randy 12.07.11 at 08:58
I have a 45inch vino rosso 3 liter red table wine bottle i would sell. Email me your offer and i can email you pictures.
Anthony 12.18.11 at 13:56
I have a Vino Rosso Da Tavola Red table wine, 44 inches 3 liters. If interested send me your email address and I can send pictures.
Steve 01.20.12 at 15:23
Frankie, I have that green bottle with the fish going up the neck. empty! but I have it, Let me know and i can send Picture of it
Steve 01.20.12 at 15:25
How do you put a picture on here?