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May 25, 2022 - WA wineries adapt to sustainable packaging
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Corkscrews to cans: WA wineries adapt to sustainable packaging.
More regional wineries are forgoing the tradition of heavy glass bottles to reduce waste and sidestep supply chain issues.
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May 25, 2022 - WA wineries adapt to sustainable packaging
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More regional wineries are forgoing the tradition of heavy glass bottles to reduce waste and sidestep supply chain issues.
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(gentle percussion music) Regional wineries are adapting to sustainable packaging.
The indications of a high-quality wine used to include a heavy glass bottle, a wooden cork and aluminum or tinfoil capsules.
But some wineries are challenging those notions in response to environmental sustainability and supply chain issues.
Fortuity Cellars, a winery in the Lower Yakima Valley, stopped using capsules for one of their high-end collections.
In 2019, Ste.
Michelle, the state's largest wine company, released cans for its 14 Hands brand.
And Seattle-based Full Pull Wines, which offers a curated selection of wines through its email newsletter, has featured wine in bag-in-a-box formats.
The owner of Full Pull Wines believes new generations care for sustainability as much as wine quality and demand for wine that reflects those values will increase.
I'm Starla Sampaco.
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