[USMA:31502] World's largest bottle

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What are the actual dimensions of the World's largest bottle?   4.5 feet is only 1.37 m.  Which is correct, 1.39 m or 1.37 m?   The second article has the bottle at only 1.3 m.  This is crazy that something metric gets converted to a FFU size, then back converted to metric and the metric amounts look inconsistent and the FFU consistent.  This is unacceptable.   The bottle was made in the Czech Republic, so we know it is a metric design and manufacture.   See: The bottle was named Maximus by Fred Dame, Master Sommelier and president of the U.S. chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers. Previously, some called it "the King Kong of wine bottles." The development of the world's largest wine bottle began late in 2003, with preliminary plans and drawings created by glass engineer and artist, Charles Parriott. In the months that followed, Parriott searched the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom trying to locate the expertise and facilities required to produce the most spectacular wine bottle ever made. The first mold, which was created in Kryf, Czech Republic, was shipped to England for bottle-blowing. But there were problems with the mold, which caused imperfections in the bottle. The second mold, which was redesigned by Stanislav Jedinak, working with Ajeto Czech Glass Craft in NovyBor, Czech Republic, was made of European beech wood. It was transported to the Kavalier Glass Works, in Sazava, also in Czech Republic. The bottle was successfully blown in June, finished at the SKLO Bohemia Co. in Sazava, and shipped to Beringer Vineyards in St. Helena, California, where it was filled and corked. and then stored under ideal temperature and humidity conditions before being transported (very carefully) to New York for the auction at Sotheby's. Wine Ventures' co-owner Craig McManus, who has been in the retail wine business for 25 years, opened his store ten years ago, "with a focus on my two passions: fine wines and fine chocolates." McManus, who lectures and writes about wine, said Maximus would go on permanent display in his store this week. "I doubt customers will have any difficulty finding this bottle," he said.       World�s largest bottle of wine to be auctioned The world�s largest bottle of wine, a Beringer Vineyards 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon that holds the equivalent of 173 standard bottles, is to be auctioned off at Sotheby�s. Commissioned by Morton�s, a US restaurant chain, to celebrate their 25th anniversary and dubbed �Maximus,� the Bordeaux-style bottle is 4.5 feet tall (1.39 meters) and 4.5 feet around. Certified by Guinness World Records as the world�s largest wine bottle, the 340-pound (153-kilogram) behemoth is expected to fetch between 25,000 and 75,000 dollars with the proceeds going to a charitable organization. afp Home | Infotainment         New York - The world's largest bottle of wine, a Beringer Vineyards 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon, which holds the equivalent of 173 standard bottles, is to be auctioned off at Sotheby's in New York on Saturday. Commissioned by Morton's, a United States restaurant chain, to celebrate their 25th anniversary and dubbed Maximus, the Bordeaux-style bottle is 1,3 m high and 1,3 m around. Certified by Guinness World Records as the world's largest wine bottle, the 153 kg treat is expected to fetch between $25 000 (R150 000) and $75 000 (R450 000). The proceeds will go to a charitable organisation.

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