bottling

noun

bot·​tling ˈbä-tᵊl-iŋ How to pronounce bottling (audio)
ˈbät-liŋ
: a beverage and especially a wine that is bottled at a particular time

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Van Winkle also worked with select retailers to create special bottlings. Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 The Whisky & Whiskey auction ended this past Friday, and there were some other rare bottles of note that sold—various Macallan releases (including the Red Collection 60-year-old), 125th Anniversary bottlings of Four Roses bourbon, and a Michter’s 20-year-old single barrel bourbon from 2013. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2025 Older bottlings are periodically available, and Tawny Ports can be remarkably long-lived. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 For example, the developer is pursuing a $200 million redevelopment of a former Coca-Cola bottling facility in Durham, NC, with plans for 370 apartments, 24 townhomes, and 68,356 square feet of commercial space. Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bottling

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bottling was in 1860

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“Bottling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottling. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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