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READ MORE: Plonk from plastic, wine not? MailOnline tries new flat bottles From cycling to work to cutting down on meat in our diets, there are many ways to reduce our personal 'carbon footprint'. Now, retail giant Aldi has come up with a new way for wine lovers to do their bit to avoid a climate crisis. The discount supermarket is selling wine in an aluminium bottle instead of glass, which it says helps to reduce carbon emissions.
Priced at £5.99, the 750ml Costellore Pinot Grigio is the UK's first supermarket own-label aluminium wine bottle, it claims. To see how it compares with the conventional glass, MailOnline tried out the new design, which hits Aldi shelves from Monday (April 14).
'Our buying teams are constantly exploring ways to offer greater value and greener choices for our customers,' said Julie Ashfield, chief commercial officer at Aldi UK. 'Shoppers are looking for ways to make a difference, and we're proud to be leading the way with innovations like this aluminium wine bottle, building on our commitment to sustainable packaging.' So, is it time to make the switch from metal to glass? MailOnline finds out.
According to Aldi, the new design is stronger and 75 per cent lighter than a conventional glass bottle of the same volume To see if the metal affected the taste of the wine, I conducted what researchers call a 'blind' taste test with my trusted kitchen assistant The first thing I noticed was the aluminium version is taller and thinner, which gives it an unfamiliar appearance and feel – more like a deodorant cannister than a bottle. According to Aldi, the new design is stronger and 75 per cent lighter than a glass bottle of the same volume, although this wasn't really evident when weighing them up in either hand. Allegedly, the weight reduction helps the climate because lighter packaging reduces the overall weight of shipments for delivery vehicles,.
.. Jonathan Chadwick.
