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| This picture shows the young team of Bodega de Pinoso in the area of Alicante, who supply us with very good wine in the Bag in Box system. |
An
old technique gets a 21st
century makeover. Thousands of years ago wine was stored in
goat skin bags, now
with the bag-in-box (BiB) system uses materials that are
hygienic,
food grade,
acid-proof, airtight
and watertight.
The
bag
is
made
from a film
composite material
(aluminum,
polyethylene, Ethyl-Vinyl-Alcohol)
with a tap to serve the
wine. For ease of serving, it is packaged in a sturdy box and
has a
pre-punched
hole for the serving
tap.
Granted,
some wine
connoisseurs
may look down on BiB
packaging. Of course
the quality of BiB
wines is not going to
be the same as a
Premier Grand
Cru. And we understand that Chateau Lafite is not planning to supply
their wines using this system in the near future.
But
BiB organic wines at
£5.00 per
litre
are
just
as good as
a normal wine bottle
in the £7-10
price range.
There are many good reasons for buying organic wine in BiB:
- they
are better value for money than the same bottled wine because the
packaging, handling and transport costs are lower
- they
are more
environmentally friendly;
the transport weight
is lower, so one needs
less fuel to transport them
- you
can help yourself to just one glass of organic wine from the BiB,
without the remaining wine losing any freshness
- you
don't have to worry about leftover wine in a bottle getting oxidized
over a few days
- once
opened, organic wine left in the BiB
lasts for up to 8 weeks if you keep it cool
- organic
BiB wine takes
up much less space than wine bottles
in your home
- BiB packaging is fully recyclable
Organic
wine in
bag-in-box
provides so
much
pleasure for so
little money!
Domaine Joliette, organic red wine in 5 liter Bag in Box
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