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Wine bottles going plastic...

Mere7706Mere7706 member
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Did anyone else see this?  I think it was in my FoodNetwork magazine or something like that. 

I was disappointed to see that wineries are going to plastic instead of glass....

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  • ElloPoppetElloPoppet
    I haven't heard anything like that, but I know it's hard or impossible to recycle glass that has stored alcohol, so maybe it's actually an improvement.
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  • jennterrelljennterrell

    imageElloPoppet:
    ... it's hard or impossible to recycle glass that has stored alcohol,...

    i'm curious about this. 

    the winery i work p/t for has a policy if you return a case of their bottles, you get $3 off your next case. We have a few loyal customers that do this. The winery cleans and sterilizes the bottles and use them again.

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  • Dobie_MamaDobie_Mama
    imagejennterrell:

    imageElloPoppet:
    ... it's hard or impossible to recycle glass that has stored alcohol,...

    i'm curious about this. 

    the winery i work p/t for has a policy if you return a case of their bottles, you get $3 off your next case. We have a few loyal customers that do this. The winery cleans and sterilizes the bottles and use them again.

    Our local winery does the same thing.

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  • danjou21danjou21
    They are easier to ship if they are in plastic...
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  • Mere7706Mere7706 member

    imageElloPoppet:
    I haven't heard anything like that, but I know it's hard or impossible to recycle glass that has stored alcohol, so maybe it's actually an improvement.

    I did not know this....

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  • GladToBeMrs.SRSGladToBeMrs.SRS member
    I canNOT imagine buying good wine in a plastic bottle.  Ew.
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  • Temp76535187505890Temp76535187505890
    imageGladToBeMrs.SRS:
    I canNOT imagine buying good wine in a plastic bottle.  Ew.
    I dunno about the bottle, but I remember reading a long time ago that the twist off caps were better than the corks!  Maybe that line of thought has changed over the past few years though. 
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