I’ve definitely handled my share of heavy, thick-glassed, deep-punted (the punt is the indentation in the base of a wine bottle) bottles and have suspected that they are merely for show—as if the ...

Are you certain that the punts at the bottom of wine bottles don't have any significance or indication of quality? Flat-bottomed wines are by and large cheap, whereas better, more expensive wines seem ...

Order wine from a restaurant and you might notice the sommelier pours you a glass in a distinctive manner. Their thumb is slipped into an indent of the bottom of the bottle, their index and middle ...

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 ...

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 ...

While it may appear to be an indent/dimple at the bottom of a wine bottle, it’s actually called a punt! “The bottles all have 750ml,” says Nicole Kearney, Vintner and Founder of Sip & Share ...

Do you know why wine bottles have punts at the bottom? Here's the answer. The mysterious cavity at the bottom of a wine bottle, known as a punt, has sparked many myths among wine enthusiasts. Most ...

This modern classic cocktail is a cross between a Manhattan and a Brooklyn with a bittersweet bite. Prairie Rose is Food & Wine's senior drinks editor. A trained sommelier, cocktail book author ...

The Napoleone vineyard was established on the property in 1987. Tim Shand, chief winemaker since ’14, established a reputation for the consistent quality of all the Punt Road wines. Jarrod Johnson (ex ...

The wine-drinking experience has undergone some ... traditional glass bottles because they have thinner walls and no “punt,” or indent, on the bottom while still holding the standard 750 ...

Stemmed wine glasses can be a recipe for disaster when hosting parties and get-togethers. Wine Punts are a great alternative when setting a table offering function and style.

Among wine critics, celebrity-endorsed labels often provoke cynicism and scorn. For every genuine business venture backed by a wine-loving celebrity, there's someone else leveraging their fame in ...