Bottling Day Bundle
Bottles, corks, a corker — and yes, painters tape.
Bottling day is the part nobody warns you about. It takes longer than you think, your kitchen will look like a small disaster, and you will still be glad you did it.
This is what we actually use: empty 750ml wine bottles, natural corks, a hand-lever corker, and — non-negotiable in our garage — a fresh roll of blue painters tape and a black sharpie. Label your bottles. Trust us.
Where to buy
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The hand corker is enough for a few batches a year. And the tape-and-sharpie system is, frankly, the only labeling method that has ever worked for us long-term.
Anyone who has wine in a carboy and needs to get it out of there.
- Case of empty 750ml wine bottles
- Natural wine corks (#9 agglomerated)
- Hand-lever bench corker
- Painters tape + permanent marker (the official Backup Wine labeling system)
Goes well with
Wine KitRuss-Approved Cabernet Kit
The exact kit that started the whole blue-tape situation.
EquipmentThe Whole Darn Starter Kit
Everything you need on day one — minus the wine itself.