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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Although generally Château D’Issan’s flagship bottling is a blend of 65 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 35 percent Merlot (the exact percentage varies slightly year-to-year) this new plot offered its owner and winemaking team a rare opportunity to introduce small amounts of these three into the mix. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025 The Dossins — who owned Dossin Food Products, a company that was started by Ernest Dossin in 1898, and who later acquired the regional bottling and distribution franchise for Pepsi-Cola — donated the money to build a museum building. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Today, Four Roses has a distillery and visitors center in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, as well as a warehouse and bottling facility in Cox’s Creek, Kentucky. Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025 The winery’s bottlings have been served at Elizabeth Taylor’s eighth wedding reception and the opening of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Justin Goldman, AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 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 26 Nov. 2025.

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