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Reusing wine bottles results in a "staggering" 90% less emissions than using single use new glass, made partly with recycled glass, says Green Bottle Project founder Neil Pollett.
We are all familiar with Tetra Pak cartons for our soy milk and orange juice, but Boris Munster, Managing Director for Tetra Pak Oceania, believes cartons are an environmentally friendly and durable alternative packaging option for the wine industry too.
One of the latest alternative packaging formats to emerge is the 'paper bottle', with a carbon footprint that's four times less than a lightweight glass bottle made in the United Kingdom.
For many years the humble bag-in-box has suffered an image problem in New Zealand, often associated with lower quality, non-descript kinds of wines.
Wine merchants expect consumers to adopt alternative packaging, and especially wine in bag-in-box containers and aliminium cans.
Wine in cans is in no way a new concept.
Packaging wine in kegs and then dispensing through taps is becoming a popular option for bars and restaurants in New Zealand and overseas.
Teaching wine students about the carbon footprint of wine convinced Nadine Worley to be part of leading the change.
Glass bottles have overwhelmingly been the packaging of choice for winemakers since large-scale production started in the 17th century.
A burgeoning appetite for Sauvignon Blanc in the United States is helping drive New Zealand wine sales, with exports hitting $2.4 billion in the year to May.
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New Zealand's 2023 grape harvest came in 6% lighter than the heavy hitter of the previous year, with a total yield of 501,000 tonnes, down from 532,000 in 2022.
The recent 'New Zealand to North America' event was worth the wait, with six Kiwi winemakers and viticulturists meeting 20 key influencers from across the United States and Canada.
Growing the reputation of New Zealand Wine.
Wine writer Christina Pickard is one of the speakers at the inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Chardonnay Symposium in Te Matau-a-Māui Hawke's Bay in October.
