Please don't put wine bottles in checked luggage. I arrived at LAX recently and there was a dark gooey substance all over my hardside checked bag when it came off the bagbelt. I wiped it off with a paper towel and sniffed the towel to try to figure out what it was. Booze! Some poor fool had packed Tia Maria or similar in their bag, it broke, and ran everywhere. I'm sure THEIR clothing was ruined. Fortunately my Atlantic "travel vault" didn't leak and my possessions were none the worse for wear. A friend told me she once packed a bottle of champagne in her checked bag and it broke, ruining all the clothes she was taking to Las Vegas... If you buy wine, please hand carry it!