Glass Bottles a Problem

[Peter Creasey]

The Problem With Wine Bottles

They may be a perfect container for aging wine, but glass bottles contribute enormously to climate change.

By Eric Asimov
Published Aug. 4, 2022 Updated Aug. 9, 2022

Glass bottles have historically been the perfect containers for wine. They are inert and handily sealed, so wine can age and evolve for years free of influence. They are easy to transport and store. A 750-milliliter bottle is the perfect size for two people.

Yet glass bottles have never been more of a problem than they are today, at a time of global trade disruptions and climate crisis.

Glass Bottles a Problem

. . . . . . . Pete

 

[robert ames]

your assumption that we need to be told about the nytimes wine articles leaves me speechless. execept for just now.

 

[Keith Levenberg]

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