Why is there a line of bumps at the base of a wine bottle?!
Answers: Every wine bottle I get has a line of small bumps going around the bottle, near the base. The line is a bit over an inch long and the bumps have variable spacing ... they are not the same on each bottle. Does anyone know what they mean?
some bottling machines use the bumps as a code to aide in filling the bottles.
It's probably braille. Blind people need to get drunk too. And I'm sure they would like to know what they're drinking first.
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So there ya go
It is just the way it's made. It means nothing. Not all wine bottles are like this. I have just checked my wine rack.
Interesting. I never observed it before. But I looked up for this info and found something called a "punt" or "kick-up", which refers to the dimple at the bottom of some of the bottles. The wiki article lists several uses of the punt.
It might be code for the type/size of the bottle, sort of like a UPC code.
It might be so the bottle slides better on a shelf.
If they didn't put bumps on the bottom, it could damage the shelf or bottle, slide awkwardly or make a really shrill sound when you move it.
It's the same reason they put those plastic, slidey things on the pegs of furniture.