Spotlight: Sustainable Spirits, Wine & Beer News Highlights
Paper packaging for Bailey's and Aldi's gin lines. Sustainable packaging / bottles highlights from Mandatory Spirits, Penrhos Spirits, Frog's Leap, Elemental Wines. London Wine Fair discusses Bottle Reuse Initiative. Can beer regenerate the planet? New study: consumers willing to pay more for eco-friendly beer. And much more.
Brands in the news: Diageo, Aldi UK, Mandatory Drinks, Penrhos Spirits, Avallen Spirits | BCorp, ecoSPIRITS, Pernod Ricard, Clonakilty Distillery, Suntory Oceania, London Wine Fair, Sustainable Wine Solutions (Borough Wines), Frog's Leap Winery, New York Wine & Grape Foundation, South Africa Wine, Pall Corporation, ALPLA Group and many more.
SPIRITS
Diageo Tests Out Paper Packaging With New Bailey’s Irish Cream Rollout
“Diageo announced on Tuesday that the brand is rolling out paper packaging for miniature bottles of Bailey’s Irish Cream as part of a trial to cater to consumers’ desires for sustainably-focused packaging.”
Aldi Introducing Paper Gin Bottle
“Two months after launching the UK’s first supermarket own-brand paper wine bottle, Aldi has unveiled a similar innovation for one of its gin lines.”
Mandatory Drinks disrupts RTD category with packaging innovation
“Introducing a first-of-its-kind packaging solution for the RTD category, Mandatory Spirit Co has released Mandatory Twisted, a premium vodka premix uniquely boxed in a resealable and recyclable Tetra Pak carton.”
Penrhos Spirits Launches Gin in Sustainable Aluminum Bottles
“Herefordshire-based Penrhos Spirits, a company known for its distinctive range of gins, has recently unveiled its latest products packaged in aluminum bottles, a collaboration between Vetroplas and its Spanish manufacturing partner, Envases.”
Avallen and EcoSpirits share partnership progress
“The sustainability-focused partnership between Avallen Calvados and EcoSpirits, established in 2021, has shared an update on its progress.”
Pernod Ricard Commits to Science-Based Emissions Reduction Goals
“Wine and spirits producer Pernod Ricard announced today a series of new near- and long-term climate-related goals, including targets to cut direct emissions by more than half by 2030, and by 90% by 2050, as well as commitments to reduce emissions across the value chain, including forest, land and agriculture-related (FLAG) emissions.”
Sustainability spotlight: Clonakilty Distillery
“As farmers and distillers, Clonakilty Distillery’s founding family had a vision when it launched in 2016 to be one of Ireland’s most sustainable distilleries.”
Suntory Oceania to harness solar power at Ipswich facility
“Suntory Oceania has commenced work on a 14 km stretch of solar panels at its new $400 million facility in Ipswich, Queensland. The 7000 solar panels will power the production of over 20 million cases of beverages a year on commencement and, among the site’s other carbon neutral ambitions, will be the subject of the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s 2024 Sustaining Australia TV series.”
Diageo: Harnessing Heat Pumps & Biogas for Net Zero Guinness
“Diageo is pouring US$110m into decarbonising its St James’s Gate HQ to phase out fossil fuel use and produce net zero Guinness by 2030”
WINE
London Wine Fair Focuses on Sustainable Future with Bottle Reuse Initiative
“At the forefront of this movement is the Reuse Ready International Charter, a bold initiative set to be unveiled next week at the fair. This charter springs from last year's Bottle Collection Initiative, a joint effort by the London Wine Fair, the non-profit organization The Porto Protocol, and Sustainable Wine Solutions.”
New California Wine Touts Eco-Friendly Lightweight Bottle, Wash-Off Label
“Frog’s Leap, a family owned and operated winery in Napa Valley, announces the release of its newest innovation, Flycatcher, a fresh and vibrant California red wine that represents a new chapter in the winery’s four-decade exploration of the Golden State’s rich terroirs.”
Sustainable wine pairs environmental, social responsibility
“While most of the attention regarding sustainability in the wine world understandably has been on practices in the vineyard, there is growing interest and understanding of the importance of social sustainability.”
New York Sustainable Winegrowing Program Welcomes Nineteen New Certified Vineyards
“The New York Wine & Grape Foundation is proud to welcome nineteen new certified vineyards to the New York Sustainable Winegrowing Program for 2024. These certified vineyards join the 49 previously certified growers dedicated to advancing the environmental, social, and economic sustainability in the New York wine industry.”
Elemental Wines Discusses Why Aluminum Bottles Are More Sustainable Than Glass Bottles
“Learn the benefits of using aluminum wine bottles and how it can improve the quality of the wine.”
In Champagne, a better approach to sustainability is bubbling up
“Telmont’s profile is growing, in large part, thanks to its commitment to sustainability and transparency, an approach that’s starting to ripple through the broader sparkling wine industry.”
ALPLA PET wine bottle cuts carbon emissions by up to 50%
“Safe, affordable, and sustainable: the plastic packaging specialist ALPLA is launching a recyclable wine bottle made of PET. The bottle weighs approximately only an eighth of a glass bottle, reduces the carbon footprint by up to 50 percent and allows for price savings of up to 30 per cent.”
South African Wine Summit Charts a Sustainable and Innovative Path Forward
“The summit, under the theme “Focus, Believe, Implement,” resonated with a clear message of seizing opportunities and positioning South African wine as a global leader in sustainability and innovation.”
BEER
Can Beer Help Regenerate The Planet?
“At the same time, making beer is a notably energy-intensive process – hence the considerable time, money and resource pumped into making it more sustainable: covering breweries in solar panels; capturing and reusing byproducts from the brewing process; developing reusable and biodegradable packaging; and so on.”
Drinkers would pay more for eco-friendly beers
“The majority of drinkers are more likely to buy planet-friendly beers in bars and supermarkets, according to a global survey by Pall Corporation.”
Brewing beer in an environmentally sustainable way
“Three years ago, Alexis Esseltine and Timothy Scoon purchased the Okanagan’s oldest craft brewery, Tin Whistle, founded in 1995. Since they took over, they have worked hard to make the business more sustainable. That includes both zero waste and lowering their carbon footprint.”