Losing their bottle; eco-friendly packaging
Wine makers experiment with snob-defying packaging.
"There is a devil in every berry of the grape," says the Koran. To the environmentally conscious, the wine bottle is not much better. At about 400 grams, a typical glass bottle is around eight times heavier than a plastic one. It therefore takes more energy to transport, and so entails greater emissions of greenhouse gases, which could be reduced by switching to lighter packaging.