Beverage bottle and method for closing a beverage bottle

Abstract

A beverage bottle, in particular a wine or sparkling wine bottle, having a bottle neck which leads into a pouring opening having a closure system which, on the one hand, makes it possible to prevent the stored beverage from being impaired in its taste even during a long storage period and, on the other hand, accommodates the esteem of the consumers to a special degree. The pouring opening is closed with a crown cap surrounded by an external packing composed of a molded cap and of a capsule which encircles the molded cap together with a part of the bottle neck. The molded cap is dimensioned so that, when the beverage bottle is closed, the impression of an upper-band mouth arises. In a method for closing the beverage bottle, the molded cap is initially connected to a starting body provided for forming the capsule and then put over the pouring opening provided with the crown cap, the starting body subsequently being rolled or shrunk onto the molded cap as well as on the respective part of the bottle neck to form the capsule.

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