Why are large-format wine bottles predominantly named after biblical figures (e.g. this reasonably comprehensive Wikipedia page)? The answer is not easily forthcoming on either the internet (although Google has been asked "why do wine bottles have biblical names?" before) or in my collection of food-studies books. Any ideas?
posted by scrim on Feb 19, 2013 - 8 answers

I read a book recently where a bottle of wine was opened using some type of tongs, heated charcoal, ice and... a feather. [more inside]
posted by edgeways on May 11, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm about to buy a light-tent to photograph wine bottles for use on a website. Anything I need to know? [more inside]
posted by xoe26 on Apr 18, 2006 - 7 answers