Abstract: Apparatus for treating wine in bottles according to the champagne method comprises a rack in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped open on one face which is opposite to a base provided with support elements for the necks of one layer of bottles which completely fill the said rack, sometimes with several other superposed layers of bottles, each layer supporting the next. The casing has two sets of feet or runners so that it can be placed in a first position where the bottles are horizontal or a second position where the bottles are vertical, neck down. The inwardly directed insides of the side walls of the rack are provided with rails set perpendicularly to the base so as to guide the introduction of the bottles in horizontal position through the open face of the rack and to assure the wedging of the bottles placed against the said lateral walls.