> Does anyone know the technical name for the straw basket that is on
> the bottom of some chianti bottles? (No, it is NOT the "straw
> basket")
The proper name is "fiasco", this is how we call it in Italy,it is originary
from Tuscany and it was specially designed for "chianti" two litre bottles
even if nowadays it's hard to find that size on the market, normally the most
popular is the one litre bottle but also the standard 75 cl is widely
available in all supermarkets.
Cheers
Dom Costa