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I have found my own attempts at glass cutting of old bottles to be less than stellar (though I'm ok at window glass for frames!) so I suggest something very basic: Clean them out and fill them up with water to help your fridge run more efficiently. A full fridge holds onto the cold more easily. Also good to have 'emergency' water around for power outages and end of the world scenarios ; )

Recycle the bottles as they were originally purposed:
MAKE MORE WINE! That's the only thing I can think of.

Else, put them in the recycle bin and hope they will be melted down and reused.

a friend uses green wine bottles to store drinking water, juices, etc - that is, after she washes them thoroughly, and airs them a bit. it's a better alternative to plastic bottles, and they look lovely in her kitchen.

What about breaking them into pieces to make a cool mosaic?

Like all these ideas, how about trying one of these?
- terrarium
- ship in a bottle
- break out the macrame and be inspired by Pottery Barn's found seltzer bottle or Ballard Designs's jute covered demijohn
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p12547/index.cfm?pkey=cdecorative%2Dhome%2Daccents

http://www.ballarddesigns.com/Accessories/Decorative-Accessories/Jute-Covered-Demijohn/p/10551?path=1%2C2%2C1558%2C1562&iProductID=10551

Help! I'm stuck in the 70s today.

Jeez, that's a lot of wine in one week.

get a glass tumbler and tumble the smashed bits into faux sea glass. use it in planters and vases, sell it to jewelers, give it as gifts.

cut them and after drilling three holes in the rim of the large base, use it as a hanging pot or platform or bird feeder.

find an art school or teacher and see if they could use them in lessons.

Recycle the bottle into a planter (google for instructions) then cover in recycled papers or glass paint; finish off with a plant that's easy to care for and good for cleaning the air like a spider plant.

If it's a steady supply, it could become your signature gift to people.

Not super creative, but we have used a few pretty wine bottles for skinny flower arrangements. Simple, but they look really cool. We have a Porto bottle with lilies on our table right now! We also have a big one holding a bunch of corks. See them both in the photo here:
http://www.makemineeclectic.wordpress.com

My mom cleans them out and uses them for drinking water in the fridge.

My friend's aunt every year uses old wine bottles for christmas tablepieces and sends them to all the family members; she drills a hole in the bottom and strings christmas lights through it. Very cool looking.

A friend's father makes wine bottle accent lighting with his bottles. He drills a hole on the side, at the bottom of the bottle, then inserts an entire string of christmas lights through the hole. With a big jug like Carlo Rossi, you could probably drill a bigger hole and use a string of filament bulbs or larger-scale christmas lights.

There is a version of these shlves on their web site, but I think they look really cool.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Ten-Green---modular-shelving/

Home Body's idea is great - and practical!