bottling

noun

bot·​tling ˈbä-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce bottling (audio)
ˈbät-liŋ
: a beverage and especially a wine that is bottled at a particular time

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Go back to the valley’s roots at pioneering wineries like The Eyrie Vineyards, Adelsheim Vineyard, and Ponzi Vineyards, or try experimental bottlings at newer outfits like Cho Wines. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025 The downside to the Decanter Series, for many bourbon buyers, is the price — bottles generally sell for at least a few hundred dollars apiece when they can be found, considerably more for the older bottlings. Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 Taking inspiration from Rhys Vineyard’s sparkling wine program and its Perpetual Reserve multi-vintage bottling and using a name borrowed from Spain’s Sherry region, the team also released Solera I, a multi-vintage expression of the same varieties with base wine from several years back to 2017. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 8 July 2025 Single Barrel is self-explanatory; the whiskey is from one single barrel and, as such, can vary between bottlings. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bottling

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bottling was in 1860

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“Bottling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottling. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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