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A bottle carrier includes a plurality of walls. At least one of the walls includes a recess on an exterior surface for retaining a bottle thereon, when the carrier is in a horizontal orientation and the bottle is in a horizontal orientation partially disposed in the recess. The carrier may be stacka

A bottle carrier includes a plurality of walls. At least one of the walls includes a recess on an exterior surface for retaining a bottle thereon, when the carrier is in a horizontal orientation and the bottle is in a horizontal orientation partially disposed in the recess. The carrier may be stackable and connectable to similar carriers to form display or storage racks. At least one of the walls includes a plurality of feet extending therefrom. The feet are interlockable with feet on a similar carrier. When similar carriers are stacked, the feet interlock to improve the stability of the stacked carriers. Adjacent carriers may be connected via corks or other connectors inserted into adjacent walls of the carriers.

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What is claimed is: 1. A rack for beverage bottles comprising: a first carrier and a second carrier each having at least one base wall, opposing side walls extending upwardly from the at least one base wall and an end wall extending upwardly from the at least one base wall and connecting the side w

What is claimed is: 1. A rack for beverage bottles comprising: a first carrier and a second carrier each having at least one base wall, opposing side walls extending upwardly from the at least one base wall and an end wall extending upwardly from the at least one base wall and connecting the side walls, each end wall including a connection aperture therethrough, a wine bottle cork extending through the connection apertures in the first carrier and the second carrier to connect the first carrier to the second carrier. 2. The rack of claim 1 wherein the opposing side walls of the first carrier and the second carrier each include a pair of diagonally-spaced first feet and a pair of diagonally-spaced second feet extending therefrom, the first feet and second feet interlockable with the second feet and first feet, respectively, of a similar third carrier. 3. The rack of claim 2 wherein the first feet can be received within the second feet of the similar third carrier. 4. A bottle carrier for beverage bottles comprising: at least one base wall; a plurality of generally parallel walls extending up from the at least one base wall including a side wall connected to the at least one base wall, the side wall including a recess on an exterior surface for retaining a bottle thereon; and a plurality of ribs protruding transversely from the side wall, wherein each rib has a concave portion formed at a free outer end thereof, the concave portions of the plurality of ribs align to form the recess. 5. The bottle carrier of claim 4 wherein the recess is a first recess and each concave portion is a first concave portion, the side wall further including a plurality of recesses for retaining bottles therein including the first recess, the plurality of recesses formed by a plurality of concave portions including the first concave portions in the plurality of ribs. 6. The bottle carrier of claim 4 wherein one of the plurality of ribs is an end rib and the end rib has a bottle containing portion aligned with the recesses of the remaining plurality of ribs. 7. The bottle carrier of claim 4 wherein one of the plurality of ribs comprises a logo rib. 8. The bottle carrier of claim 7 wherein the logo rib at least substantially circumscribes an opening through the side wall. 9. The bottle carrier of claim 8 wherein the opening is generally “S” shaped. 10. The bottle carrier of claim 4 wherein the side wall includes a first foot formed adjacent an end wall and a second foot formed adjacent an opposing end wall, wherein the first foot is formed to interlock with a complementary second foot on a similar bottle carrier. 11. The bottle carrier of claim 4 further including an end wall connected to the base wall, the end wall including an opening extending through the end wall to form a connection aperture. 12. The bottle carrier of claim 11 wherein the connection aperture corresponds to a second connection aperture on a second similar carrier, and a cylindrical connector is insertable through both connection apertures to retain the first and second carrier to one another. 13. The bottle carrier of claim 4 further including a plurality of dividers generally transverse to the at least one base wall and defining bottle-receiving pockets between the plurality of walls. 14. The bottle carrier of claim 13 wherein the at least one base wall includes a plurality of base walls, the bottle carrier further including a plurality of columns extending upward from the plurality of base walls to define one of the bottle-receiving pockets on each of the plurality of base walls. 15. The bottle carrier of claim 14 wherein the bottle carrier is integrally molded as a single plastic piece. 16. The bottle carrier of claim 4 wherein plurality of ribs extend outwardly from the side wall. 17. A bottle carrier for beverage bottles comprising: at least one base wall; a first side wall and a second side wall connected to the at least one base wall, the first side wall and the second side wall each including a pair of diagonally-spaced first feet and a pair of diagonally-spaced second feet extending therefrom, the first feet of the first side wall interlockable with the second feet of the second side wall of a similar second carrier; and a plurality of dividers generally transverse to the at least one base wall and extending from the first side wall to the second side wall to define bottle-receiving pockets. 18. The bottle carrier of claim 17 further including an end wall connected to the at least one base wall and to the first side wall and the second side wall, the end wall including an opening extending through the end wall to form a connection aperture. 19. The bottle carrier of claim 18 in combination with a similar third carrier, further including a cylindrical connector inserted though the connection apertures of the bottle carriers to retain the bottle carriers to one another. 20. The bottle carrier of claim 19 wherein the connector is a cork for a wine bottle. 21. The bottle carrier of claim 19 wherein the similar second carrier is stacked on the bottle carrier and the similar third carrier is horizontally adjacent the bottle carrier. 22. The bottle carrier of claim 17 wherein at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall includes a recess on an exterior surface for retaining a bottle horizontally thereon. 23. The bottle carrier of claim 22 wherein the at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall includes a plurality of ribs projecting transversely therefrom, wherein each rib has a concave portion, the concave portions of the plurality of ribs aligned with one another to form the recess. 24. The bottle carrier of claim 23 wherein one of the plurality of ribs is an end rib and the end rib has a bottle containing portion aligned with the recesses of the remaining plurality of ribs. 25. The bottle carrier of claim 23, wherein at least one of the plurality of ribs is a logo rib, the logo rib forming indicia on the bottle carrier, the logo rib including a plurality of aligned concave portions. 26. The bottle carrier of claim 25 wherein the logo rib substantially circumscribes an opening through the at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall. 27. The bottle carrier of claim 17 wherein the at least one base wall includes a plurality of base walls, the bottle carrier further including a plurality of columns extending upwardly from the plurality of base walls to define a bottle-receiving pocket on each of the plurality of base walls, the plurality of base walls connected to one another and to the first side wall and the second side wall by the plurality of columns. 28. The bottle carrier of claim 17 wherein the bottle carrier is a first carrier, the first carrier in combination with the similar second carrier stacked thereon with the feet of the first side wall of the first carrier interlocked with the second side wall of the second carrier. 29. The bottle carrier of claim 28 further including an end wall connected to the at least one base wall, the first side wall and the second side wall, the end wall including an opening extending through the end wall to form a connection aperture. 30. The bottle carrier of claim 29 being in combination with a similar third carrier and further including a cylindrical connector inserted through the connection apertures of the first carrier and the third carrier to retain the first and third carriers to one another. 31. The combination of claim 29 further including a plurality of bottles in the first carrier and in the second carrier. 32. The combination of claim 31 wherein the first carrier and the second carrier each include a recess on an exterior surface of the second side wall, a bottle disposed in the recess on the second side wall of the second carrier. 33. A bottle carrier for beverage bottles comprising: a plurality of base walls; a first side wall and a second side wall each connected to at least one base wall of the plurality of base walls, the first side wall including a plurality of feet extending therefrom, the feet interlockable with the second side wall of a similar second carrier; and a plurality of columns extending upward from the plurality of base walls to define a bottle-receiving pocket on each of the plurality of base walls, the plurality of base walls connected to one another and to the first side wall and the second side wall by the plurality of columns, wherein the plurality of base walls, the first side wall, the second side wall and the plurality of columns are all integrally molded as a single plastic piece, wherein the columns open downwardly between the plurality of base walls, such that the columns are open to an underside of the carrier between the plurality of base walls. 34. The bottle carrier of claim 33 wherein the plurality of feet include first feet and second feet, the first feet having an inner wall that is receivable into second feet of a second carrier.