Wine bottle and method

Abstract

An elongate wine bottle with an internal space for holding wine therein includes a hollow and cylindrical body with a closed bottom and a cylindrical neck extending to an open outer end of the wine bottle remote from the bottom. A thickness of a material from which the wine bottle is manufactured is the same over at least substantially the whole length of the wine bottle. The neck is provided along its outer surface with an external screw thread and only a single annular edge situated below the screw thread relative to the open outer end. A diameter of the circular cross-section of the body is at least substantially equal to a diameter of the circular cross-section of the neck such that the wine bottle has at least substantially one and the same bottle diameter along its whole length.

1 . An elongate wine bottle with an internal space for holding wine therein, comprising:
 a hollow and cylindrical body with a closed bottom, and   a cylindrical neck extending to an open outer end of the wine bottle remote from the bottom,   wherein a thickness of a material from which the wine bottle is manufactured is the same over at least substantially the whole length of the wine bottle,   wherein the neck is provided along its outer surface with an external screw thread and only a single annular edge situated below the screw thread relative to the open outer end, and   wherein a diameter of the circular cross-section of the body is at least substantially equal to a diameter of the circular cross-section of the neck such that the wine bottle has at least substantially one and the same bottle diameter along its whole length.   
     
     
         2 . The elongate wine bottle of  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the circular cross-section of the body is a maximum of 10% larger than the diameter of the circular cross-section of the neck. 
     
     
         3 . The elongate wine bottle of  claim 1 , further comprising a cap which is provided along an inner surface with an internal screw thread corresponding to the external screw thread of the neck such that the cap can be attached to the neck by means of a screwing movement in order to close the open outer end of the wine bottle in optionally airtight manner, wherein the outer surface of the cap is at least substantially coplanar with the outer surface of the body of the wine bottle. 
     
     
         4 . The elongate wine bottle of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom is formed such that it forms a punt in the body, wherein a height of the punt is a maximum of 10% of the diameter of the cylindrical cross-section of the body close to the bottom. 
     
     
         5 . The elongate wine bottle of  claim 1 , wherein the bottle diameter is between 25 mm and 35 mm. 
     
     
         6 . The elongate wine bottle of  claim 1 , wherein the length of the wine bottle is between 10 cm and 25 cm and the volume of the internal space of the wine bottle is between 20 ml and 200 ml. 
     
     
         7 . The elongate wine bottle of  claim 1 , wherein the wine bottle is manufactured from glass. 
     
     
         8 . The elongate wine bottle of  claim 1 , wherein the wine bottle is manufactured from plastic. 
     
     
         9 . The elongate wine bottle of  claim 8 , wherein the wine bottle is manufactured from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). 
     
     
         10 . A method for serving wine in an aircraft, comprising:
 storing the wine in a catering trolley configured for use in an aircraft; and   taking the wine out of the trolley in order to serve it to persons present in the aircraft,   wherein the wine is disposed in the elongate wine bottle of  claim 1 .