The lightest Champagne bottle in the world is here

ission accomplished for Verallia France and Telmont Champagne who announce that after four years of trials they have successfully reduced the weight of a 75cl bottle of Champagne to 800 grams. This equates to a 4% drop in carbon footprint at production level, compared with the model weighing 835 grams previously adopted by the Champagne wine marketing board (CIVC). The Ecova 2 Champagne bottle has been released in green glass and will be gradually available in other colours. “Concurrently with this, we will launch lighter half-bottles, dropping from 500 to 460 grams, offering an 8% saving in CO2 emissions”, say staff at Verallia who are also working on a magnum version.