Bottle weight

[J_a_y_H_a_c_k]

I just love it when newbies rehash old ideas I had.

Just kidding.

I started a bottle shaming thread years ago about Pax 1.0. I suggested that everyone weigh their empty bottles and post the weight so we could shame the wineries. I remember one person posted a weight (I think it was Au Bon Climat) and the immediate response was “you were supposed to drink the wine first,” but it turned out the bottle was empty.

I know a number of wineries that responded and said they were transitioning to lighter bottles and then actually followed through. Neither Pax 2.0 nor Donelan use the big fat heavy things and I seem to have less trouble shoving bottles into my racking than I used to. If we could only deal with Saxum and SQN, I would be satisfied. Shrader used to be a big heavy one as well, but since they sold out to the conglomerate, I solved that problem by no longer buying from them.