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> As my two batches of wine near the final phases
> I've begun to wonder about bottles.
>
> White wine usually comes in clear or amber bottles
> with a sloping shoulder, and red wine usually comes
> in a darker bottle with a more pronounced shoulder.
> Any reason for this? Should I get different bottles
> for red vs. white wine?
>
> Or is the important thing to just get it into a bottle,
> wait the required time, get a funnel, and start guzzling?
>
> Inquiring minds want to know.



Does anybody re-use and bottle in the new(er) screw cap bottles that have
been prevalent in the market lately?

I'm thinking of using these (first batch of wine) instead of buying a
corker.

Pros? Cons?