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Why do wine bottles have those bumps on the bottom?

The purpose of the indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle and to trap the sediments in the wine.

This news arrived on: 11/02/2009

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11-04-2009 20:03

hcdavis wrote:

Wine bottles

I believe the indentations, punts, existed before modern marketing techniques of making less seem like more.

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11-04-2009 12:20

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I think you were right the first time, Koctoc. They are doing that with the food we buy form retailers. Just notice the indentions on the bottom of glass and plastic jars and bottles. Also notice the difference in oz's. They cannot lie about the weight, but there are no regulations on the shape of the containers.

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11-04-2009 10:27

kotoc wrote:

And here all along, I thought it was so they didn't have to put as much wine in them. LOL!

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