<P> Many North and South American, South African, and Australasian wine producers select the bottle shape with which they wish to associate their wines . For instance, a producer who believes his wine is similar to Burgundy may choose to bottle his wine in Burgundy - style bottles . </P> <P> Other producers (both in and out of Europe) have chosen idiosyncratic bottle styles for marketing purposes . Pere - Anselme markets its Châteauneuf - du - Pape in bottles that appear half - melted . The Moselland company of Bernkastel - Kues in Germany has a Riesling with a bottle in the shape of a stylized cat . </P> <P> The home wine maker may use any bottle, as the shape of the bottle does not affect the taste of the finished product . The sole exception is in producing sparkling wine, where thicker - walled bottles should be used to handle the excess pressure . </P> <P> Most wine bottles standards have a bore (inner neck) diameter of 18.5 at the mouth of the bottle and increase to 21 mm before expanding into the full bottle . </P>

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