Waitrose launches new carbon-cutting wine range

The wines are imported by sea from Chile in 24,000-litre recyclable tanks to Teesport, Middlesbrough and bottled just outside Durham.

The company said it would reduce carbon emissions by 47 tonnes a year and production costs by up to 40% by shipping the wine in this way.

Waitrose wine buyer Nick Room said the retailer had worked closely with its suppliers to reduce packaging.

“As a supermarket, Waitrose has cut product packaging weight by more than a third in eight years and we’re already looking at more wines which can be shipped in a similar way.”

Waitrose launched the Virtue Sauvignon Blanc/Chardonnay and Merlot/Cabernet wines in stores in May and added a Californian line to the range in June.

Waitrose is a signatory of the Courtauld Commitment.

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