Practice Management

You know I do not drink wine daily, but I do like wine tastings and like to visit Texas wineries.  My wife and I have fun with the taste, the process followed to make wine a particular wine, the bottles, the labels, and even the name chosen.

By the way, we did not much care for Joe Blow Red that we tried recently.  Way too much in the way of tannins.  But, maybe the name should have given us a clue.

Also, I really cannot drink too much because red wine has histamine.  I take anti-histamines daily.

So, I found it interesting when Ecopreneurist suggested that it is more eco-friendly in a box and that Almaden and Inglenook are switching wines from 3 to 4 liter jugs to Bag-in-Box (BIB) packaging.

First, I am not sure it is true that a box is more eco-friendly.  It seems to me glass and cardboard are equally recyclable, and in reality almost all cardboard makes it into the landfill or recycling outlet, while some class does not.  (Can you say vase).

Second, it seems to me that this just takes part of the fun of the wine culture away from the enjoyment of the process.  Now experiencing wine will have all of the clamor of reading a cereal box.

That is just great.  (Not).