10 pts to the first correct answer!?!
You know that indent in the base of a bottle of red wine or champagne!?
(No, that is not the question)
What is it called!?
(That is the question)
There are two correct answers, either will do, but if someone in the first 5 gives me both, they will beat the first correct (single) answer!.
Time starts!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. NOW! lolWww@FoodAQ@Com
(No, that is not the question)
What is it called!?
(That is the question)
There are two correct answers, either will do, but if someone in the first 5 gives me both, they will beat the first correct (single) answer!.
Time starts!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. NOW! lolWww@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
It's a kick or a punt!.
It's meant to make the bottle stronger!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's meant to make the bottle stronger!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You know there is a Trivia category on YA!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
kick up, punt inverted nipple dimple, wine feeler and latin indenuies vinoWww@FoodAQ@Com
On a wine bottle it is called:
a PuntWww@FoodAQ@Com
a PuntWww@FoodAQ@Com
a kickWww@FoodAQ@Com
kick-up and punt
i thinkWww@FoodAQ@Com
i thinkWww@FoodAQ@Com
the answer is kick-up & puntWww@FoodAQ@Com
info from wikipedia:
A punt, also known as a kick-up, refers to the dimple at the bottom of a wine bottle!. There is no consensus explanation for its purpose!. The more commonly cited explanations include:[1]
it is a symbol that the larger the punts the better the wine
it is an historical remnant of old-fashioned glass-blowing techniques; by raising the point where the glass-blowers tube is attached, the small imperfection would not scratch the table!.
it had the function of making the bottle less likely to topple over -- a bottle designed with a flat bottom only needs a small imperfection to make it unstable -- the dimple historically allowed for a larger margin of error;
it consolidates sediment deposits in a thick ring at the bottom of the bottle, preventing it from being poured into the glass;[5]
it allows a bottle of sparkling wine to be turned upside-down and then stacked (depending on its shape);
it increases the strength of the bottle, allowing it to hold the high pressure of sparkling wine/champagne;
it holds the bottles in place on pegs of a conveyor belt as they go through the filling process in manufacturing plants
it accommodates the pourer's thumb for stability and ease of pouring!.
According to legend the punt was used by servants!. They often knew more than their master about what was happening in town, and with a thumb up the punt they could show their master whether a guest was reliable or not!. (Vinavisen 19 may 2008 - danish) Www@FoodAQ@Com
A punt, also known as a kick-up, refers to the dimple at the bottom of a wine bottle!. There is no consensus explanation for its purpose!. The more commonly cited explanations include:[1]
it is a symbol that the larger the punts the better the wine
it is an historical remnant of old-fashioned glass-blowing techniques; by raising the point where the glass-blowers tube is attached, the small imperfection would not scratch the table!.
it had the function of making the bottle less likely to topple over -- a bottle designed with a flat bottom only needs a small imperfection to make it unstable -- the dimple historically allowed for a larger margin of error;
it consolidates sediment deposits in a thick ring at the bottom of the bottle, preventing it from being poured into the glass;[5]
it allows a bottle of sparkling wine to be turned upside-down and then stacked (depending on its shape);
it increases the strength of the bottle, allowing it to hold the high pressure of sparkling wine/champagne;
it holds the bottles in place on pegs of a conveyor belt as they go through the filling process in manufacturing plants
it accommodates the pourer's thumb for stability and ease of pouring!.
According to legend the punt was used by servants!. They often knew more than their master about what was happening in town, and with a thumb up the punt they could show their master whether a guest was reliable or not!. (Vinavisen 19 may 2008 - danish) Www@FoodAQ@Com
