Rack mountable beverage bottle

Abstract

This invention discloses a storage vessel, namely a wine bottle having a liquid volumetric capacity of from about 750 milliliters to about 1,500 milliliters and including an integral pedestal base configured to fit typical glassware fixtures employed in restaurants and taverns. The stem and base portions of the pedestal may be solid or hollow. A hollow pedestal may be advantageous to capture sediments settling out of the wine when the bottle is in an upright position. Pigments may be included in the glass construction to minimize photochemical reactions with the wine contained within the bottle.

1 . A method for maintaining and displaying at least one rack mountable beverage bottle comprising: 
 a. orienting a pedestal base member associated with a rack mountable beverage bottle such that at least a portion of said pedestal base member may be slidably received by a rack; and,    b. slidably disposing said pedestal base member on to said rack, such that said rack mountable beverage bottle is supported by said rack.    
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein said orienting comprises rotating said rack mountable beverage bottle to a generally inverted position, such that the majority of the rack mountable beverage bottle is below said pedestal base member.  
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein said orienting comprises rotating said rack mountable beverage bottle to a generally upright position, such that the majority of the rack mountable beverage bottle is above said pedestal base member.  
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein said orienting comprises rotating said rack mountable beverage bottle to a generally horizontal position, such that the majority of the rack mountable beverage bottle is generally in parallel to said pedestal base member.  
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein said rack mountable beverage bottle comprises a wine bottle.  
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein said rack comprises a glassware fixture.  
   
   
       7 . A method for maintaining and displaying at least one rack mountable beverage bottle comprising: 
 a. orienting a pedestal base member associated with a rack mountable beverage bottle such that at least a portion of said pedestal base member may be slidably received by a rack; and,    b. slidably disposing said pedestal base member on said rack, such that said rack mountable beverage bottle is supported by said rack in either a generally inverted or upright position.    
   
   
       8 . A method for maintaining and displaying a plurality of rack mountable beverage bottles comprising: 
 a. orienting a first pedestal base member associated with a first rack mountable beverage bottle such that at least a portion of said pedestal base member may be slidably received by a rack;    b. slidably disposing rearward said first pedestal base member on said rack, such that said first rack mountable beverage bottle is supported by said rack while leaving sufficient space on said rack for receiving additional rack mountable beverage bottles; and,    c. repeating claim elements  8   a  and  8   b  until a desired number of rack mountable beverage bottles are supported by said rack.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8  herein said orienting is in either a generally inverted or upright position.  
   
   
       10 . The method according to  claim 8  wherein said rack supporting said plurality of rack mountable beverage bottles is disposed in a location within a commercial establishment generally visible to one or more patrons of said establishment.  
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 10  wherein said location is chosen based in part on one of aesthetics and ambience.