rebottling

Pouring into new containers

Rebottling is transferring liquid from one bottle to another, typically to deceive about origin or quality.

Wine counterfeiters rebottle cheap vintages in prestigious labels.

Distillers rebottle bulk spirits under house brands.

The practice ranges from legitimate repackaging to outright fraud: The bar was caught rebottling well liquor into premium bottles.

wine

decanting

Transferring liquid carefully

vintage · sommelier · aging · oxygenation · aeration · sediment · carafe · preservation · winemaking · viniculture

repackaging

relabeling

Assigning new identifiers

bulk · wholesale · transfer · dispensing · filling · packaging · counterfeit · adulteration · authenticity · fraud

refill

reuse

Employ something again

return · glass · containers · stations · zero-waste · bulk-buying · sustainable · eco-friendly · plastic-free · reduce

Opposites
container action

rebottlingunbottling

Releasing from containment

uncorking · opening · pouring out · emptying · draining

preservation vs. consumption

rebottlingdrinking

Liquid consumption act

consuming · serving · imbibing · quaffing · tasting

Family

bottle, bottled, bottles, bottling, bottleneck, unbottled, bottlenecks, bottler, bottlenecked

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G