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A bottle rack includes a panel that has a front surface and an opposing back surface, and support bars cantilevered from the panel and extending from the front surface. Each of the support bars has a linear bottle supporting portion that is positioned, and that is at an acute angle, relative to the

A bottle rack includes a panel that has a front surface and an opposing back surface, and support bars cantilevered from the panel and extending from the front surface. Each of the support bars has a linear bottle supporting portion that is positioned, and that is at an acute angle, relative to the front surface such that at least two of the support bars can support a bottle while forcing the bottle against the front surface. The rack may be a “label forward” rack. Additionally, the various joints, grooves, and slots used to join the support bars to the panel may also be used to join any the support bars and panels of any suitable bottle rack.

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1. A bottle rack, comprising: (a) a panel comprising a front surface and an opposing back surface;(b) support bars cantilevered from the panel and extending from the front surface, wherein each of the support bars comprises a width, a left side, a right side, and a linear bottle supporting portion t

1. A bottle rack, comprising: (a) a panel comprising a front surface and an opposing back surface;(b) support bars cantilevered from the panel and extending from the front surface, wherein each of the support bars comprises a width, a left side, a right side, and a linear bottle supporting portion that is positioned, and that is at an acute angle, relative to the front surface such that at least two of the support bars can support a bottle while forcing the bottle against the front surface of the panel;(c) wherein the at least two of the support bars are offset from each other such that, in use, one of the at least two of the support bars is positioned to support a body of the bottle and the other of the at least two of the support bars is positioned to support a neck of the bottle such that, when the rack is mounted, the longitudinal axis of the bottle is approximately level, wherein the at least two of the support bars are separated from each other by at least 6 inches, and wherein, in use, the bottle is a 750 mL wine bottle; and(d) wherein at least one of the support bars comprises a panel end, the panel comprises a support bar slot shaped to frictionally retain the panel end of the at least one of the support bars, and the at least one of the support bars is positioned in the support bar slot wherein the panel end of the at least one of the support bars comprises a tongue that extends from a body of the at least one of the support bars, wherein a cutout is defined in the left and right sides of the at least one of the support bars to form the tongue so a width of the tongue is less than the width of the body of the at least one of the support bars wherein the support bar slot is shaped to receive the tongue and not the body of the at least one of the support bars, and the body of the at least one of the support bars abuts the front surface of the panel;wherein the panel end of the at least one of the support bars comprises a fastener bore extending longitudinally along the at least one support bar and the rack further comprises a support bar fastener and washer, wherein the support bar fastener extends through the washer and into the fastener bore of the at least one support bar such that the washer is compressed against the back surface of the panel; wherein the washer has a back surface through which the fastener extends and the back surface of the washer is tapered such that the fastener bore extends perpendicularly relative to the back surface of the washer. 2. The rack of claim 1 wherein the linear bottle supporting portion abuts the panel. 3. The rack of claim 1 wherein the support bar slot extends from the front surface through to the back surface. 4. The rack of claim 1 wherein the at least one support bar comprises a flat bottle side that faces the bottle when supporting the bottle, a flat bottom side that is opposite the bottle side, and wherein the left and right sides are rounded. 5. The rack of claim 4 wherein the tongue has a square or rectangular cross-section. 6. The rack of claim 3 wherein the panel end comprises a fastener bore extending longitudinally along the at least one support bar and the rack further comprises a support bar fastener and washer, wherein the support bar fastener extends through the washer and into the fastener bore of the at least one support bar such that the washer is compressed against the back surface. 7. The rack of claim 6 wherein the washer has a back surface through which the fastener extends and the back surface is tapered such that the fastener bore extends perpendicularly relative to the back surface of the washer. 8. The rack of claim 1 wherein the linear bottle supporting portion is at least 7 inches long. 9. The rack of claim 1 further comprising wine bottles, wherein each of the wine bottles is up to a 750 mL wine bottle having a body diameter of up to 3.5 inches and at least two of the wine bottles are supported using one pair of the support bars.