The winery
Renana
The term "Renana" refers to a long, tapered wine bottle (also known as flauto or 'rhenish'), typically used for white wines in areas such as the Rhine Valley, Alsace and parts of Germany and Austria. It does not appear to be the name of an identifiable winery online.
- Valle del Reno / Rheinhessen, Rheingau, Alsazia · Germania
- 2 products
Renana
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The story
The shape known as 'renana' has historical origins linked to winemaking along the Rhine basin; it became common for the area's white wines because of its elongated silhouette and flat base. Encyclopedic and technical sources describe its spread and characteristics without attributing it to a single producer.
Terroir and vineyards
Historically associated with the Rhine Valley and German wine regions, it is also used in Alsace and in some Austrian wine regions.
What makes it distinctive
- Elongated bottle shape typical of white wines
- Widespread across the Rhine basin and in Alsace.
- Also known as "flauto" or "rhenish" in wine terminology.
- Historically used for white wines free from tartrate precipitation.
