bottle of wine

Meaning

This phrase is used to order a full 750ml bottle of wine to share at a restaurant or purchase at a shop, rather than just a single glass. It is a standard collocation used worldwide when dining out. When ordering, you usually specify if you want red, white, or rosé.

Examples

• We would like to order a bottle of wine to go with our dinner.

  We would like to order a bottle of wine to go with our dinner.

• Which bottle of wine do you recommend with the seafood pasta?

  Which bottle of wine do you recommend with the seafood pasta?

• Let's buy a nice bottle of wine from the local vineyard as a souvenir.

  Let's buy a nice bottle of wine from the local vineyard as a souvenir.

• Could you bring us an ice bucket for this bottle of wine?

  Could you bring us an ice bucket for this bottle of wine?

• They opened a bottle of wine to celebrate their first night in Rome.

  They opened a bottle of wine to celebrate their first night in Rome.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We ordered a wine bottle for the table.

  ✓ We ordered a bottle of wine for the table.

  "Wine bottle" refers to the physical glass container (which is often empty). To talk about the drink inside, you must use "bottle of wine".

• ✗ I would like a glass bottle of wine.

  ✓ I would like a bottle of wine.

  Since wine almost always comes in glass, saying "glass bottle" is redundant and sounds unnatural to native English speakers.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Should we get two glasses or just order a ___?

  💡 A full standard-size container of wine to share.

  Show answer

  bottle of wine

• The waiter brought a ___ of red wine to our table.

  💡 The container used for serving a whole portion of wine.

  Show answer

  bottle