Transportation & Energy...

Feb 26, 2008

Winemakers Ship By Sail

French vineyard owners are starting to export their wine by sailing boat to reduce their carbon footprint the Guardian reports.Later this month 60,000 bottles from Languedoc will be shipped to Ireland in a 19th-century barque, saving 18,375lb of carbon. Further voyages to Bristol, Manchester and even Canada are planned.The marketing angle is that each bottle [...]