Packaging and transport accounts for 40% of a winery’s climate emissions
, but they still contribute to greenhouse emissions in other ways. According to the International Wineries for Climate Action, packaging and transport account for 40 per cent of a winery’s climate emissions. Manufacturing glass bottles is energy intensive and transporting the bottles, empty or full, adds to the carbon footprint. Some producers now use lighter bottles weighing 400g or less but consumers in some countries still see weight as an indicator of quality.
However, alternative packaging is available, including bag-in-box, pouches, cans and kegs, all of which lessen the carbon footprint of your wine. There is a certain consumer resistance in this country, although they are popular in Scandinavian countries. I suspect that in the future,On the shelf in a wine shop, the Petit Cernin below looks much smaller than a standard bottle.
Earlier this year Aldi introduced two wines in a light flat recyclable PET plastic bottle, weighing 63g, which reduce transport costs by 30 per cent. I feature one below, along with a canned sparkling wine and a bag-in-box.Forget TripAdvisor and Google reviews: How leading Irish chefs find the best restaurants when travelling abroadFrom Pinto Wines, D9; Leonards, Trim; Higgins, D14; La Touche, Greystones; MacGuinness, Dundalk; Mc Hugh’s , D5; Number 21 Off Licences, D- Six Off Licence.
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