Since 2011 Friends of Glass and Wine in Moderation (WIM) have maintained a proud partnership to encourage safety in food and beverage consumption. Whilst here at Friends of Glass we focus on the safety of packaging, Wine In Moderation concentrates on moderate alcoholic ingestion and the true enjoyment of drinking wine.
WIM is a non-profit association that was founded to educate and inform about the responsible practice of wine drinking. With strong communication they aim to achieve a profound social consensus on the overwhelming benefits of ‘wine in moderation’.
Over the last year of our ‘Taste Of Europe’ campaign, WIM has played a great role of support. This year is no different and our partnership continues to flourish with the recent launch of ‘Endless Lives of Glass’; we want health and safety for the people and the planet, because we know that the ways we consume have a grand impact on both.
Here are five key bullet points outlined by Wine in Moderation as to how best to approach wine drinking in its most safe and pleasurable form:
1) Understand the wine you drink: finding out where a wine’s unique character comes from makes drinking the more pleasurable.
2) Drink slowly: take the time to savour the wine’s distinctive taste.
3) Accompany wine with good food: enjoy wine that complements your meals – alongside a glass of water.
4) Regular consumption of small amounts of wine is preferable to binge drinking which is consuming large amounts on a single occasion.
5) Do not exceed the guidelines for moderate, low-risk consumption of alcoholic beverages.
While drinking responsibly be sure to choose glass. Not only does glass preserve the taste and quality of wine (as well as all other food and beverages), but glass is great for the environment. This year we celebrate the endless recyclability of glass as a packing material of choice that can be recycled continually, forever and ever.
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Healthy packaging, healthy families: What makes glass the healthy choice?
Did you know: every week, the average person ingests up to one credit card worth of plastic from food, water, or the air? You are what you eat – and that includes how it’s packaged. That’s why when it comes to our favourite food and drink, we need to look beyond the label.
Why does coke taste better in glass?
Soft drinks come in different tastes, shapes, and sizes. From coke to club soda, ginger beer or fruit sodas – there is a flavour for everyone. The most famous of all is probably Coca-Cola, the dark brown carbonated soft drink, campaigns, but which tastes good all year round.
But what is the best way to enjoy your favourite soda? Do soft drinks taste better when they come in glass compared to other packaging materials? Why did Coca-Cola decide to design their unique bottles with glass? And what is the best way to store coke at home to keep you drink fizzy and fresh for when you decide to open it? Read on to find the answers.
Choose Health, Choose Glass
We’re all trying to live better and more sustainably, from how we consume and dispose of products to how we look after our own health. Yet packaging remains crucial to preserve products through delivery and storage, and to ensure longer shelf stability of products once purchased. By offering a material that’s not just endlessly recyclable but remains food safe throughout the closed-loop recycling process, glass packaging continues to provide strong sustainable benefits for the health of both people and planet. Glass is never a waste.
