A carton (5; 505; 705; 805; 1305), the carton comprising: a plurality of panels (15, 17, 21, 25; 1315, 1317, 1321, 1325) at least partially forming an interior of the carton; the carton (5; 505; 705; 805; 1305) containing a plurality of beverage bottles in the interior of the carton, each of the beverage bottles are glass beverage bottles comprising a bottom portion and a top portion, the bottom portion being wider than the top portion; at least two first end flaps (33, 37, 43, 47; 1333, 1337, 1343, 1347), each first end flap of the at least two first end flaps is respectively foldably connected to a respective panel (15, 17, 21, 25; 1315, 1317, 1321, 1325) of the plurality of panels, the at least two first end flaps being at least partially overlapped to close a first end of the carton; at least two second end flaps (35, 39, 45, 49; 1335, 1339, 1345, 1349), each second end flap of the at least two second end flaps is respectively foldably connected to a respective panel (15, 17, 21, 25; 1315, 1317, 1321, 1325) of the plurality of panels, the at least two second end flaps being at least partially overlapped to close a second end of the carton; at least one article protection flap (13; 513; 613; 713; 913; 1313) for protecting the plurality of beverage bottles, the at least one article protection flap is foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels and moveable between a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel, the article protection flap has features for preventing folding of the article protection flap from the second position to the first position, the article protection flap is pressed against each of two adjacent beverage bottles of the plurality of beverage bottles by movement of the article protection flap (13; 513; 613; 713; 913; 1313) to its second position, the movement of the article protection flap to its second position having moved the two adjacent beverage bottles to accommodate the article protection flap and tightened the packing of the beverage bottles in the carton so that the movement of the beverage bottles is limited by the position of the at least one article protection flap (13; 513; 613; 713; 913; 1313), the at least two first end flaps (33, 37, 43, 47; 1333, 1337, 1343, 1347) at the first end, and the at least two second end flaps (35, 39, 45, 49; 1335, 1339, 1345, 1349) at the second end. a plurality of panels (15, 17, 21, 25; 1315, 1317, 1321, 1325) at least partially forming an interior of the carton; the carton (5; 505; 705; 805; 1305) containing a plurality of beverage bottles in the interior of the carton, each of the beverage bottles are glass beverage bottles comprising a bottom portion and a top portion, the bottom portion being wider than the top portion; at least two first end flaps (33, 37, 43, 47; 1333, 1337, 1343, 1347), each first end flap of the at least two first end flaps is respectively foldably connected to a respective panel (15, 17, 21, 25; 1315, 1317, 1321, 1325) of the plurality of panels, the at least two first end flaps being at least partially overlapped to close a first end of the carton; at least two second end flaps (35, 39, 45, 49; 1335, 1339, 1345, 1349), each second end flap of the at least two second end flaps is respectively foldably connected to a respective panel (15, 17, 21, 25; 1315, 1317, 1321, 1325) of the plurality of panels, the at least two second end flaps being at least partially overlapped to close a second end of the carton; at least one article protection flap (13; 513; 613; 713; 913; 1313) for protecting the plurality of beverage bottles, the at least one article protection flap is foldably connected to at least one panel of the plurality of panels and moveable between a first position that is substantially parallel to the at least one panel and a second position wherein the article protection flap is folded relative to the at least one panel, the article protection flap has features for preventing folding of the article protection flap from the second position to the first position, the article protection flap is pressed against each of two adjacent beverage bottles of the plurality of beverage bottles by movement of the article protection flap (13; 513; 613; 713; 913; 1313) to its second position, the movement of the article protection flap to its second position having moved the two adjacent beverage bottles to accommodate the article protection flap and tightened the packing of the beverage bottles in the carton so that the movement of the beverage bottles is limited by the position of the at least one article protection flap (13; 513; 613; 713; 913; 1313), the at least two first end flaps (33, 37, 43, 47; 1333, 1337, 1343, 1347) at the first end, and the at least two second end flaps (35, 39, 45, 49; 1335, 1339, 1345, 1349) at the second end.