| Ever opened a bottle of wine to find that you | | | | Half and quarter bottles of wine are also a great |
| really can not finish the whole lot in one sitting? | | | | way of drinking if you are trying to cut down on |
| You don’t want to let it go to waiste – so | | | | the amount you drink or if you just want to keep |
| what do you do? Cooking with the remains of a | | | | track of the number of glasses that you are |
| bottle is always an option but seems rather a | | | | imbibing over an evening. You can count the |
| shame if it is a particularly good wine. | | | | bottles and know the exact number of units you |
| Now there is an answer to this problem. | | | | have drunk. |
| Previously quarter and half bottles of wine were | | | | One of the best ways to find out which wines |
| the province of mass market producers and could | | | | are available in quarter and half bottles is to look |
| only be found on the shelves of supermarkets or | | | | at an online independent wine retailer. Many |
| in the buffet at railway stations. Now wine | | | | supermarkets offer smaller bottles of wine but |
| producers have realised that there is a market | | | | they are often from big wine producers and they |
| for these. Marketeers have come to the | | | | will not have the same variety as an independent |
| conclusions that there are some people who live | | | | wine retailer. These type of websites are able to |
| alone or have a partner who does not drink wine. | | | | source wine from the vineyard and from a |
| They still want to treat themselves to a glass of | | | | variety of producers so that the wine they have |
| wine but do not want to have to buy a whole | | | | on offer is a far wider range than you would find |
| bottle so more and more companies are starting | | | | in any supermarket. |
| to produce quarter and half bottles of wine. | | | | For a great range of smaller or full size bottles of |
| A half bottle of wine is great to share with | | | | wine or just to browse wine in general, it is a |
| someone special – you can have a glass of | | | | good idea to consult an independent online wine |
| wine without having to finish a bottle (ending up | | | | retailer. You can browse wines in your chosen |
| with a headache in the morning). It allows you to | | | | price range, and you can research before you |
| enjoy your glass of wine and feel that you are | | | | buy. |
| getting your money’s worth. | | | | |