Glass Bottle Return Scheme in France Likely to Exclude Wine Bottles

France is reintroducing the return of glass bottles by 2025—but likely for everything except wine bottles.

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Austria a World Leader in Environmentally Conscious Viticulture

Austria’s wine country holds its own on the international market by focusing on the strengths of its decentralised structure and by prioritising environmentally conscious viticulture.

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Pushback in Champagne: Campaign Against Mandatory Capsules

New developments in the ongoing dispute over bottle packaging: A joint statement has been issued by winegrower associations.

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Baux-de-Provence: France’s First Fully Organic AOP

In France, there is now a renowned AOP region where all wineries are certified organic.

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Devil's Advocate: What do the US Elections Say About Support for the Environment?

President-elect Trump is no friend to environmentalism. What about the tens of millions who voted for him?

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Researchers Fight Climate Change With Ancient Vines, New Crosses and Clones

As temperatures rise, underfunded researchers focus their attention on selecting vines that will resist climate change. But it's a race against time. Felix Bodmann reports.

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European Green Light for €120m Vine Pulling Plan

The European Union has approved France's planned vine-pulling premiums.

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A New Wine Tourism Initiative Plus Ways to Enter the Chinese Market

The recent Wine Business Forum organised by New Zealand Winegrowers considered everything from wine tourism to e-commerce in China. Felicity Carter reports.

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Verallia Introduces the World's Lightest Champagne Bottle

Verallia's 800g bottle has completed its testing phase and is now ready for mass production. This innovation reduces CO2 emissions during production by 4%.

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