2006-09-19 17:28:28 · 12 answers · asked by dragonfly0072003 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
It's called a punt - to collect any residue from the wine.
2006-09-20 00:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million. In some wine (sparkeling wine) 2d maturation happens natrually interior the bottle. via this technique the residue and fragments of lifeless yeast settles down interior the backside of the bottle. If the backside is flat then the precipitate will settle all over the backside yet simply by indentions the residue settles down on the corners for this reason after we pour wine then the residue would not combination with the wine and is gets caught in between the indentions so battling the spoiling of wine. 2. It additionally helps to supply potential to the bottle.
2016-12-15 10:56:41 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Punt
The indentation found in the base of a wine bottle. Punt depth is often thought to be related to wine quality, with better quality wines having a deeper punt.
2006-09-19 17:32:46 · answer #3 · answered by los ollie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The punt is the indent......this is often used for the waiters to pour the wine easily!!....and at the same time the sediment that naturally forms get held or trpped there so the wine u get in ur glace will be sediment free!!
cheers
2006-09-19 17:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by Bas 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sediment naturally forms in wine over time. If you store the wine properly and know the "right" way to pour, you can pour the wine so that the sediment stays in the "dent" or "dip" that's surrounding the indentation, and the drinker gets a clear, sediment-free glass of wine.
2006-09-19 17:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's a French thing....look closely at the bottom of a bottle of French wine -- it will read 'open other end, mon idiot'.
2006-09-19 17:41:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It gives the bottle structural integrity and provides a place for sediments to settle.
2006-09-19 17:32:29 · answer #7 · answered by matty.. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is a punt, but it is NOT for the bottle to be held by while being poured. any wine sommelier will tell you that.
2006-09-19 18:31:04 · answer #8 · answered by rissaroo2985 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called a punt and it is what the weightier holds on to as he serves so's not to slip,when pouring.
2006-09-19 17:32:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A place to catch the dregs
2006-09-19 17:29:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋