"Ray" > wrote in message
...
> William, You are correct and I would not question the use of these
bottles.
> Plastic can be made for many different purposes, as I understand it there
> are even different formulations of PET. If it is designed for alcohol, as
> these are, then they are safe. But if they state on them that they are
safe
> for water, that does not mean they are safe for alcohol. If they are
safe,
> then all you have to worry about is oxidation through the plastic.

I recently opened a 2 liter plastic Coke bottle that I'd filled with some
leftover topping wine - 2000 Pinot Noir IIRC. It had been sitting
undisturbed and completely full for about 2½ years.

I poured a glass and it looked and tasted like dry sherry! Not bad,
actually, but far removed from what went _into_ the bottle. Just for
reference, the 2000 Pinot Noir that was bottled in glass under cork still
needs time, and is showing no trace of oxidation.

Tom S