Why is there a dent in the bottom of a wine bottle?

Posted By: Anonymous on Aug 24, 2006

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It's called a punt. 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.

Posted Aug 24, 2006 9:48pm by ryano

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