According to Wine Spectator, the dimple in the bottom of your wine bottle is actually called a “punt.” Prior to the Industrial Revolution, all wine bottles were handmade by glassblowers ...

From this encounter, one could infer that the indent on that wine bottle is there to assist with pouring wine. That’s not wrong … but it’s also not entirely right, either. First off, the indent is ...

A few years ago, someone made a claim to my hearing that the best way to know a good wine is the presence of that inward dimple at the bottom of its bottle. Everyone around was soaking in this ...