Hello 5150girl,
Welcome to TNet & thanks for showing us small photos of the bottle in the middle distance. I've received more information about the kitchen than I have about the bottle.
What I can tell you; though it may have "1779" on the label, it is not from 1779. It is a Bordeaux region form.
"This shape originated in Europe by at least the early to mid 19th century and likely came to the U.S. shortly thereafter. The style follows the chronologic trend of wine bottles from wider and squatty to taller and narrower, which is shown somewhat by the bottles pictured in the previous section. French made bottles of this specific style (free-blown but without pontil scars) were found on the Steamboat Bertrand which sank in the Missouri River in 1865 and were likely being made at least as early as the 1850s (Switzer 1974, Jones 1986, Van den Bossche 2001)."
Wine & Champagne Bottles
The wire wrapping, and the degree of evaporation, say to me that it is perhaps early 20th Century.
"Early in the 20th century as some of Rioja’s producers had made great improvements and offered wines far superior to others, unscrupulous merchants started to paste labels from the top wines onto undistinguished bottles. To prevent this, the wineries started putting wire mesh around their bottles. Today it is a tradition that still holds for many wineries."
http://blog.wineenthusiast.com/2008/11/25/wine-wisdoms-7-why-the-wire-on-rioja/
Spirits makers have proclaimed their founding dates, and dates of previous awards on their labels for many years.
If you could take larger format photos of the details of the label, the foil wrapper, and the base of the bottle, it would be helpful in identifying what you have. The current photos tell me very little.
18th Century wine bottles look like these:
Colonial Williamsburg® Digital Library
This is a wine bottle from 1779. It has 1779 on the lable. The name of the maker is hard to read, but has "Hinte_ _and" on the label. This bottle has never been opened and still has wine in it, although about 1/3 has evaporated through time. My father found this bottle, but cannot remember much about it as he is elderly and his memory is fading. I will try to get better pictures, but can anyone help me identify it? I've tried to search for wine bottles of 1779 and wine makers of 1779 but with no luck. Thank you
