Bottle Variation

When a case of wine leaves the producers’ facility for sale, it is hoped that every bottle within is the same. However, this is not often so. Some bottles in the case may be great, some good, some average and the odd bottle not up to snuff or even defective. Why you might ask? This is known as “bottle variation”. Perhaps some bottles were bottled on a different bottling line. Others may have been filled from different tanks or barrels or held back and bottled at a different time. Some may have been stored at a different location at the winery. All of these variables can account for why not very bottle in a case, when it comes together, is exactly the same quality. Generally, there is usually less bottle variation with better producers.