Before 1728, how were wines transported?

• A. In glass bottles.
• B. In amphorae.
• C. In cask which could not retain effervescence.
• D. In metal kegs.

Answer: (C)

Before 1728, wine was shipped mainly in wooden casks. The technology to preserve carbonation inside a vessel for long-distance transport didn’t exist yet, so any fizz would escape and the wine would arrive flat. While glass bottles and corks existed, they weren’t yet reliable or practical for bulk transport or withstanding bottle pressure, so producers used barrels for shipping. Amphorae belong to an older, pre-modern context, and metal kegs weren’t a standard option for Champagne trade at that time, making the cask the common transport method. The move to bottles that could retain effervescence came later, enabling sparkling wines to be shipped as fizzy beverages.