Honey, I shrunk the wine: why miniature bottles are big again

Whether they’re consumed as a considered glass for one or something to sip on a short trip, miniature wine bottles are back with a bang In the 1920s, the London wine merchant Berry Bros & Rudd was asked to create a wine cellar for a doll’s house, commissioned by Queen Mary, to showcase the best of British craftsmanship. Designed by Edwin Lutyens, it had running water, electricity, a library of tiny books and, naturally, a wine cellar stocked with 1,200 miniature bottles, including vintage por...

By Mina Holland