Lightweight polymer wine bottle suitable for use with natural cork or synthetic stoppers

A wine bottle having a body that terminates in a base, a shoulder, and a neck, the shoulder forming a tapered region between the neck and the body, and the neck terminating in a finish, said wine bottle characterized in that the body, base, shoulder, neck, and finish are made of a polymer wall consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and/or recycled PET (rPET), wherein the wine bottle has a volume of approximately 750 ml at its fill point, and the polymer wall has a thickness over the length of the body of 0.5-2 mm and a thickness over the length of the neck of 3.5-6.8 mm with the thickness of the neck being greater at a junction with the shoulder than at the finish and approximately 4.1-5.9 mm at a position approximately 45 mm from the top of the finish, the neck being adapted to accommodate a stopper 38-53 mm long, and the neck having an interior diameter of 17.75-20 mm at or near a top of the finish and 17-18.5 mm at or near the junction with the shoulder.