Flattening tradition: Climate change and wine packaging By Katharine Swindells | June 30 2021
Credit - Garçon Wines
In the second part of her climate crisis series, Katharine Swindells explores the practice of reducing carbon emissions in wine packaging and distribution.
The wine bottle as we know it has been around for centuries but as the wine world comes to terms with its carbon footprint, and sustainability becomes an ever more urgent issue, many in the industry are asking whether the ubiquitous bottle is overdue an update.
With some studies estimating that wine packaging accounts for upward of half of a bottle’s carbon footprint, and worldwide shipping carrying a hefty financial and environmental cost, innovators are looking for ways to update wine packaging and increase its carbon efficiency.