Distilleria Bottega Breaks Guinness World Records™ Record For The Biggest Grappa Bottle

June 7, 2010 - PRLog -- On June 6th, 2010 a new Guinness World Records™ record for the biggest bottle of grappa was set in the city of Treviso, in the Veneto Region of Italy.  The bottle, created by the Italian winemaker and grappa producer Distilleria Bottega, was 1.86 m tall and contained 138 liters of Prosecco Grappa.
Guinness World Records™ adjudicator Michael Sean Whitty measured the bottle and witnessed it being filled with grappa in the Sant’Artemio Park in Treviso, at the presence of almost 6,000 people. It took less than one hour to fill the bottle.
The construction of the bottle required 8 months of preparation, 200 hours of work and the skill of 6 Venetian glass-blown crafters. The bottle has a diameter of 25 cm, a circumference of 110 cm and is 5 cm thick.  
Sandro Bottega, president of Distilleria Bottega, dedicated the bottle to the Province of  Treviso, in order to promote the culinary culture of the Treviso area.
The proceeds from the sale of the tickets of the Record-setting event were donated to the Alberto Rizzotti Association ADVAR, which assists the terminally ill and their families.

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Based in Bibano, in the Prosecco area, 25 miles north of Venice, Distilleria Bottega has been producing award-winning grappas, wines and liquors since the 1970s. Bottega sells its products in 110 countries and produces 6 millions bottles per year. Its hand-blown Murano glass bottles, made according to the Venetian glass-blowing tradition and part of the Alexander line, are sold all over the world and have won many design awards.