Ding-dong. Not again. Yes, it’s a courier bringing wine. Stop interrupting me! I am trying to do some work. Not that I’m complaining about free wine. The neighbours really like it too.
But what to do with all these boxes and bottles? Cardboard, polystyrene, bubble wrap and so much sticky tape. It’s piling up in my garage. Recycling men take the cardboard and glass but the rest will have to go to landfill. What a waste.
And then there’s the wine down the sink. It can’t all be drunk. The neighbours take a bottle or two after it’s sampled and I like a couple of glasses of an evening but what to do with 20 almost-full opened bottles? It’s a nice dilemma to have but why don’t more producers use Wine In Tube (WIT) for samples? I only need 50ml to taste. Then I wouldn’t feel as environmentally unsound as BP. It would save wineries a heap of money on wine, postage, and packaging too.
Ding dong…guess time’s up.
