Originally, barrels were simply the most efficient way to hold wine.

And Alkibiades had received his love as a cracked jar holds wine.

Amphoras were used to hold wine, olive oil, honey, fish and other products.

As Jonas had discovered the night before, our water-ewer held wine.

They were first used to hold wine and later branches of plum blossoms.

The story is illustrated on a 17-inch-tall column krater designed to hold wine.

At the last moment, his hand swerved and seized the goblet that held wine.

Bottles in the shape of Napoleon's head hold olive oil or wine.

Finally he found a large leather bladder, designed to hold water or wine.

San Marco holds the inflation line on food, as well as wine.