The beer bottle sounds more interesting (Score: 2, Interesting) by mth@pipedot.org on 2015-02-01 05:06 (#2WVJ) The wine bottle with a plastic bladder sounds much like existing cardboard containers, except that it's a cillinder instead of a block. Maybe the shape helps break into the mid-price segment (the author who claims $15 wine is for "chugging" must live in a different world), but it's not a big step in my eyes.The beer bottle on the other hand, without the plastic bladder, is actually a step forward in terms of recycling: while cardboard and plastic can be recycled when separated, that is not possible or worthwhile when they are joined together, as far as I know. Re: The beer bottle sounds more interesting (Score: 1) by billshooterofbul@pipedot.org on 2015-02-02 19:24 (#2WW0) Yeah, chugging isn't probably the word he should be using there. But I get what he's saying. Its not a $100 bottle of wine that you're supposed to store for a min of 3-5 years before drinking. Its a "enjoy soon" wine. But, they should be very careful of what wine they actually put in there, otherwise there will be a stigma attached to the package forever. Right now boxed wine is in the same category, some of it is very good, but the first available wine in it was kind of terrible. So most people associate it with bad quality. I wonder how the cost of this cardboard bottle compares to the current milk carton style package wine is sold in. Is it cheaper, better for the environment? Or just different.
Re: The beer bottle sounds more interesting (Score: 1) by billshooterofbul@pipedot.org on 2015-02-02 19:24 (#2WW0) Yeah, chugging isn't probably the word he should be using there. But I get what he's saying. Its not a $100 bottle of wine that you're supposed to store for a min of 3-5 years before drinking. Its a "enjoy soon" wine. But, they should be very careful of what wine they actually put in there, otherwise there will be a stigma attached to the package forever. Right now boxed wine is in the same category, some of it is very good, but the first available wine in it was kind of terrible. So most people associate it with bad quality. I wonder how the cost of this cardboard bottle compares to the current milk carton style package wine is sold in. Is it cheaper, better for the environment? Or just different.