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TWO OCEANS TAKING IT LIGHTLY
Posted on 09. Jan, 2012 by BottlePlatePillow.
Popular South African wine brand Two Oceans is now sold exclusively in light-weight 350 gram bottles that are fully recyclable. The label, its inks and adhesive are also biodegradable. The new screwcap-topped bottle is 110 grams lighter than before, to represent a saving of 120 kg of carbon equivalent emissions for every 1 000 bottles [...]
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TWO OCEANS ON A ROLL IN THE US
Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by BottlePlatePillow.
Popular South African wine brand Two Oceans is not only currently trending ahead of its competitors in the US imported wine sector, but it has just been given another boost thanks to a listing by the leading Four Seasons hospitality group. Two Oceans Chardonnay, sold to patrons by the glass, and on the menu for [...]
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DISTELL MAKES BIG GLASS SAVINGS BY LIGHT-WEIGHTING WINE BOTTLES
Posted on 12. May, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
Distell has enhanced its eco-credentials, saving in the space of just 10 months, 333,5 tons of glass by light-weighting 2,9 million of its wine bottles. According to the company’s environmental manager, Jacques Rossouw, this saving represents 733,7 tons of CO2 equivalent emissions. He said it continued the work of the company to lower its carbon [...]
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SA WINE INDUSTRY INTRODUCES WORLD’S FIRST SUSTAINABILITY SEAL
Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by BottlePlatePillow.
The South Africa wine industry has launched the world’s first sustainability seal as a guarantee of eco-friendly production. Issued by the Wine and Spirit Board, the seal, intended for bottled wines only, is backed by a sophisticated tracking system in which bottle contents can be traced back to source at every stage of the supply [...]
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NEW MCC LOUNGE ADDS SPARKLE TO 2011 STELLENBOSCH WINE FESTIVAL
If bubbly is your thing then be sure to visit the 2011 Stellenbosch Wine Festival where a brand new MCC Lounge featuring ten prominent Cap Classiques will toast the 10th birthday of one of the Cape’s biggest food and wine extravaganzas from 28 to 31 July at the Paul Roos Centre. Legendary Simonsig Estate which celebrates the 40th anniversary of the iconic Kaapse Vonkel – South Africa’s first Méthode Cap Classique – is one of the MCC producers who will lend extra sparkle to this all new festival attraction. Sharing this milestone with the Stellenbosch American Express ® Wine Routes, which also turns 40 this year, Simonsig will showcase and share their latest 2009 Kaapse Vonkel and Kaapse Vonkel Brut Rosé vintages with festival goers and offer enthusiasts a trip down memory lane into the origins of the country’s very first bottle fermented sparkling wine when visiting the lounge. Read more...
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