The indentation at the base of a bottle, which helps spread the internal pressure over a greater surface area and thus reduce strain on the bottleās structure.
The concave indentation in the bottom of a bottle.
A flat bottomed boat, propelled along by a pole. Putting along the river is a favourite summer pastime; it's surprisingly hard to do it well, but the fun is in learning how.
The indentation found at the base of a bottle. It was originally introduced in order to strengthen the bottle.
The dome shaped indentation in the bottom of a wine bottle.
A long narrow flat-bottomed boat, square at both ends, used mainly for pleasure on rivers and propelled using a long pole.
an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
a flat-bottom boat that is powered and guided by someone standing at the back of it with a very long wooden pole used to push against the bottom of the river
a flat-bottomed boat that is much longer than it is wide
a flat-bottomed boat that is propelled by a pole
a flat-bottomed boat, typically used in small rivers and canals
a flat-bottomed boat which does not have a keel, and is propelled by means of a long pole
a flat wooden boat which is steered using a long wooden pole, also found in Oxford and Cambridge
a long, narrow boat that is moved along by a chap wearing a straw boater hat with a five metre long pole
a long narrow flat bottom boat propelled gondola style by a skilled steersman with a long pole - not quite as easy as it looks, but great fun and everyone can have a go
a long thin boat which has a front and a back
a narrow flat-bottomed boat that somewhat resembles a Venetian gondola with the curve removed
an open flatbottom boat with squared ends, used in shallow waters and usually propelled by a long pole
a rectangular flat-bottomed boat used for fishing and shooting in shallow waters
a small flat boat, quite long, which is used on shallow rivers and driven by pushing a long pole into the riverbed
a small, square-ended, flat-bottomed boat
a squared-off, flat-bottom boat which can be rowed or, more adventurously, poled up and down the river, Venetian style
a square-ended boat, which has a flat bottom with no keel and is propelled using a long pole
a square ended boat, which is driven along a
a wooden, flat-bottomed boat that resembles a Venetian gondola
Nothing to do with horse racing and betting, it's that little curved bit under the bottom of the bottle. Adds strength, and - of course - cost.
A deep indentation found in the bottom of many wine bottles. The earliest origins of the punt are lost to us but punts are believed to be for strength of the bottom of the bottle (especially with sparkling wine) or in order to form a stable (non-rocking) bottom in the hand-blown bottles. Whatever the beginnings, a punt is unnecessary today and is used as a marketing tool. Modern glass technology allows bottles to be made that do not require a punt for strength or stability. Many consumers view wines in punt bottles to be of higher quality than those in bottles without punts.
The indentation at the bottom of a bottle designed to catch sediment, particularly in Champagne bottles.
The indent at the bottom of a wine bottle.
The indentation in the bottom of a wine bottle; not all bottles will have punts.
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. Back
If you turn a bottle of champagne over, you'll see a concave indentation in the bottom. It's called a punt, and it's there to collect sediment.
The name of the indentation found in the bottom of most wine bottles.
The optional indentation found in the base of a wine bottle. Although various reasons are given for its existence, such as "to collect sediment" or "to handle better," the punt is a vestige of manufacture rather than usage. The original hand-made bottles would be round-bottomed with a slight peak at the separation point from the molten glass, unless the glass blower would push-up the base to inset this bump and form a relatively flat, ring-shaped base. Modern molded-glass bottles can be made flat-bottomed or with various-sized punts. The common consumer impression that punt depth relates to wine quality, but this can be very misleading. [ edit