Six Amazing Ways To Reuse Your Wine Bottles

Published November 5, 2012
Updated September 1, 2017

So you killed that bottle of pinot noir a lot quicker than you (and your liver) had hoped. That doesn’t necessarily mean that your binge drinking has to be in vain, though. Rather, it could mean that you’re simply that much further on your way toward creating a kitschy wine bottle chandelier, or even a Christmas tree! Below, check out some of the more interesting ways to create something unique out of a habit that tends take away more than it gives.

Wine Trees

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Trees

Wine Tree

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Wine may come from a vine, but that doesn’t mean its bottles can’t make one fine tree.

Wine Tree

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Bookshelves

Wine Bookshelf

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Wine has always had the reputation of being more sophisticated than beer, so why not tack on the prestige of intellectualism along with it? Save your next several bottles (but make sure they’re the same height), add some rather refined wood slabs, and then–bam! You can intimidate all of your house guests with your lofty choice in party libations and your Proust anthology.

Wine Bookshelf

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Glasses

Wine Glasses

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This reuse might be a bit on the nose in terms of creativity, but it doesn’t mean that it’s any less useful. You already know that the glass won’t alter the taste, after all.

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All That's Interesting
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A New York-based publisher established in 2010, All That's Interesting brings together subject-level experts in history, true crime, and science to share stories that illuminate our world.
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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.