See a new report on the potential for safely using lighter bottles for sparkling wines here . Unlike most, South Africa's wine industry is doing rather well in terms of exports,...

When Spanish wine producer, journalist and active purple pager Victor de la Serna told us on our members’ forum how much less his 2008 production would weigh after he switched to lighter...

Those who have been following our campaign against unnecessarily heavy wine bottles (see, for example, Name and shame heavy bottles ) may be interested to know that the UK's biggest, and now...

Given our long-standing campaign to promote lighter and more recyclable packaging, and especially to name and shame those who continue to use heavyweight bottles (see, most recently, Lighter...

There are heartening signs that heavy wine bottles are on the way out.  As many of you know, we have been campaigning against bodybuilder bottles here since 2006.  We’ve also run...

It is my fervent hope that one small but important side effect of the universal need for cost cutting and sustainable practices will be the demise of bodybuilder wine bottles , ridiculously...

We have long tried to campaign against ridiculously heavy bottles on this site. See, for example, Name and shame heavy bottles Part 1 . They may be thought to be good for marketing but are...

At least two California producers are doing their bit in sometimes innovative ways for the environment. Fetzer bottles go on a diet Adding to the growing list of wine producers...

Things are really happening now in the UK in terms of reducing the weight of wine bottles. See, for example, our Name and shame heavy bottles campaign. In Wrapping it right: those lighter...

See also Name and shame heavy bottles Part 2 On the day after the Co-op announced that it was taking the lead on a dramatic reduction in the weight of its wine packaging in response...

  Can these 10 green bottles be effectively recycled? Might they evolve into 10 clear, coated bottles over the next few years? These and other questions were addressed...

Bad blood seems to be developing between Britain’s wine importers and the local glass manufacturers.   According to this week’s Harper’s the UK’s first...

It’s a sign of the times that a wine bottler is making a song and dance about a new bottle that weighs 16% less than the one it is designed to replace. Congratulations though to Broadland...

De Bortoli’s talented senior winemaker in the Yarra Valley Steve Webber, lavished with praise in Campbell Mattinson's exceptional new book Why the French Hate Us about which more...

I have become increasingly concerned about the trend towards heavier and heavier bottles and their impact on the planet’s resources. You may remember Down with bodybuilder bottles...