Wanted Budget wine maker in need of bottles (Seattle)

[bitterbad]

Give me your used bottles! I live in the fremont area. Any sizes will do, any shape, any color, but if you have those short 375ml ones I'd especially love those. I don't have a car but I can come and pick up what I can and haul it back on the bus. Don't worry about cleaning them. I'll even pay for them if you want, a dollar per bottle.

 

[salcoco]

check with any local wineries they cannot reuse there bottles

 

[vinny]

Recycling depots? I was getting large fancy bottles for 30 cents each. They would put them aside for me and I just had to go pick them up.

 

[montanarick]

you can always ask your freinds to save or visit local recycling center if you have one in addition to local wineries

 

[suzyq2]

Restaurants within walking distance may be able to provide them. I often use 12 oz beer bottles for smaller servings. You'll need a capper for. that though.

 

[jgmann67]

My first big haul of used wine bottles was from a white-linen restaurant on one of their wine dinner nights. Must've gone home with 5 or 6 cases of bottles (750ml Bordeaux style). Other suggestions: Check craigslist and FB marketplace. I scored about 19 cases from a guy who was getting out of wine making and was giving them away. New bottles cost between $12 and $20 a case. Not the best. But then again, you don't have to scrub labels and deal with the moldy remnants of what used to be in an old bottle.

 

[Clover]

I go to a local winery at the end of a weekend day, and leave with a minimum of 2 cases of bottles. I wash with blue Dawn and a bottle brush, then soak in OxyClean in hot water to cleanse and help remove labels. Rinse thoroughly, quick blast with StarSan and let them dry. I store upside down with a paper towel rubberbanded over the top of the bottle. I've saved a fortune - almost feel guilty for getting them for free, but enjoy keeping them out of a landfill.

 

[winemaker81]

I've saved a fortune - almost feel guilty for getting them for free, but enjoy keeping them out of a landfill.

Companies may pay by the unit for trash removal, so you may be saving them money by taking their trash. It's a win for both parties!

 

[bitterbad]

Asked a winery, a recycling center, a few restaurants, two breweries, none had any, and eventually the meadery I asked had some for me. Phew.

 

[wineview]

I go to a local winery at the end of a weekend day, and leave with a minimum of 2 cases of bottles. I wash with blue Dawn and a bottle brush, then soak in OxyClean in hot water to cleanse and help remove labels. Rinse thoroughly, quick blast with StarSan and let them dry. I store upside down with a paper towel rubberbanded over the top of the bottle. I've saved a fortune - almost feel guilty for getting them for free, but enjoy keeping them out of a landfill.

When I lived in a city there were fine restaurants on every corner. I would go out on a recycling night and pick up dozens of bottles with every trip. It got to the point where I would only take only the style bottle that I preferred.

 

[distancerunner]

Asked a winery, a recycling center, a few restaurants, two breweries, none had any, and eventually the meadery I asked had some for me. Phew.

Asking once is an introduction, not a friendship. Go back and ask again.

Helps to take a bottle or two of your wine. Make a deal with the chef. They're easy to talk to and usually the person most likely to understand your wine.

 

[fwdevoe]

Easy….I go to a couple of local bars and restaurants, they gladly give all the used bottles I need, and free!

 

[Rotundifolia]

I belong to a wine & beer making club that meets near federal way once a month. Someone has contacted the club to sell thier wine making equipment and bottles. You can contact Leanne to get the contact information on the seller.
https://psawbc.org/contact-us/
I also saw a truckload of used bottles on Craigs list near Olympia
https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/zip/7540952814.html