Imbottigliata

Imbottigliata is the feminine past participle of imbottigliare and is used in Italian as an adjective or, less commonly, as a noun to denote something that has been put into bottles. As an adjective, it describes a beverage or other liquid that has completed the bottling step, for example una bevanda imbottigliata or acqua imbottigliata. In industry, more common terms for the process are imbottigliamento (the bottling operation) and lotto imbottigliato for a batch that has already been bottled.

In practice, imbottigliata widely appears on product labels or catalog entries to indicate the state of the product after bottling. It is especially frequent with beverages such as wine, beer, mineral water, and spirits, where the wording “beverage imbottigliata” signals that the product has passed the bottling phase and is ready for distribution. The form is also used in reference to specific bottling runs or lots in documentation, though corporate or technical language often prefers imbottigliamento or the noun bottiglia for the container.

Etymologically, imbottigliata derives from imbottigliare (to bottle) with the suffix -ata, yielding a descriptor meaning “bottled” or “that has been bottled.” It is related to the noun bottiglia (bottle) and to related verbs and derivatives in the Italian vocabulary surrounding beverage production.

Notes: while imbottigliata can function descriptively, the exact phrasing for a product’s status may vary by company and region. The terms imbottigliamento and imbottigliato are generally used for the process and the bottled form, respectively.