Vodka and Rum are now sold in PET gallon (or some silly millimeter
equivalent) jugs. Most vodka and rum are considerably higher in abv
than wine.

FWIW, bb

"Ray" > wrote in message m>...
> I am not saying you cannot but I will throw out some thoughts:
>
> 1) Plastic is made from petroleum products. The plastic used for water
> bottles is food safe so, at least for water, nothing is going to leach out
> of the plastic that would be harmful or detrimental to the product, water.
> But lots of things are soluble in alcohol that are not soluble in water.
> You put an 11-14% alcohol solution (wine) in that bottle and leave it for a
> year or more and I would not guarantee that you would not get some nasties
> out of the plastic even if it is food safe. Most foods do not contain 12%
> alcohol.
> 2) As other have pointed out, those jugs are not made of very thick
> plastic. Most plastic is permeable to air. That is no problem for water so
> there is no reason to make them thicker. Wine is another mater. They are
> not made for wine.
>
> Ray
>
> "Stephen" > wrote in message
> news:vjMqc.24690$gr.2146875@attbi_s52...
> > What about the plastic containers the spring water comes in for those
> water
> > coolers?
> > Steve
> > "Cam" > wrote in message
> > news:wq7qc.7722$9P6.2710@clgrps12...
> > > I would not recommend aging in juice bottles. The plastic is porous and
> next
> > > to impossible to properly sterilize. I tried it once, will not do it
> again.
> > > Cam
> > > "Rob M" > wrote in message
> > > om...
> > > > I want to age some wine for about 3 months. I have a bunch of 4L
> > > > plastic juice bottles that I wanted to use. I know with beer you can
> > > > have oxygenation problems with that. How long can you go with wine?
> > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Rob
> > >
> > >
> >
> >