Lighter glass wine bottles introduced

As wineries around the world get more conscious of the carbon footprint they are making, wine bottles are on the way to getting lighter.

Decanter.com reports that the allegedly lightest screwcap bottle ever will hit UK shelves early next year. The glass bottle weighs 300 grams. It's hard to say how that compares to so-called normal 750ml bottles -- because they vary so much.

But look for the lighter-bottle movement to hit our shores soon. Seems to me that Bonny Doon/Pacific Rim is on this road.