With the cylindrical silhouette, pronounced shoulder and concave bottom of the traditional Bordeaux bottle, made of PET, is introduced. Closed with an aluminum closure having a finish like those used for threaded caps, the new 50-g bottle grows out of the co.'s collaboration with Constar Intl., aimed at using a monOxbar® monolayer material for adequate shelf life and organoleptic features. The co. says the PET bottle can run on ordinary bottling lines, and ensures resistance to axial load during bottling.

PET Eng., 39 (43) 840-3069. www.petengineering.com

Constar Intl., 215/552-3700. www.constar.net