The wine ready reckoner: Bottling and transporting wine in a changing climate

WRAP is working with the wine industry to encourage bulk exporting of wine and bottling in lightweight bottles in the UK. This can save costs and improve the industry's carbon emissions profile.

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Country of origin

Bottles imported into UK per year

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Average bottle weight: g

Lightest-weight bottle in country of origin: g

Lightest-weight bottle in UK: g

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% recycled glass content: %

Percentage of clear glass: miles

Percentage of green glass: miles

Percentage of brown glass: miles

Shipping distance: miles

Lorry distance: miles

The Wine Ready Reckoner examines the direct carbon footprint of the transport and packaging of wine imported into the UK. The online tool excludes the carbon footprint associated with total viniculture and alcohol production of wine from country of origin as well as UK consumption. It is intended as an initial indication of the potential cost and environmental savings that could be achieved through either lightweighting or bulk importation.