Champagne have been made for special occasions and people, the most notable example perhaps being the 20 fluid ounce / 60 cL. bottle (Imperial pint) made especially for Sir Winston Churchill by Pol Roger. In 2009, a bottle of 1825 Champagne was opened at a ceremony attended by 12 of the world's top wine tasters. This bottle was officially recognised by "Guinness World Records" as the oldest bottle of Champagne in the world. The contents were found to be drinkable, with notes of truffles and caramel in the taste. There are now only two other bottles from the 1825 vintage extant.
Swan-neck bottle Swan-neck bottle Swan-neck bottles, also referred to as ashkdān in Persian, are a type of ornamental glass bottle made in Iran, characterized by their long neck. These bottles are the best-known examples of an Iranian glassware tradition that began under the reign of Shah Abbas I (1587–1629), notably in Shiraz and Isfahan, and which was inspired by 16th-century Venetian glassware imported into the Muslim world. Paintings from the Safavid period indicate that the bottles were used to hold wine or other beverages, or to adorn wall niches. Folklore has it that they were also used as rose water sprinklers and