On 5/13/04 12:03 PM, in article , "Adam
Lang" > wrote:

> I was told green bottles do nothing.
>
> "Greg Cook" > wrote in message
> s.com...
>> On 5/13/04 7:49 AM, in article , "Adam
>> Lang" > wrote:
>>
>>
>> Well, there are brown wine bottles!
>>
>> Have you noticed that wines intended for some time to age in the bottle -
>> namely red wines - are always bottled in green glass? This is one way to
>> protect it from light. White wines are often bottled in clear glass - less
>> components in it that absorb the light energy and usually drunk at an
>> earlier age.
>
>
Well, they do not stop much of the UV light, which is the really
problematic light - but it will limit some of the visible light. This will
help in preventing color fading of wine.

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