Check out this nifty drum set made of old wine barrels. Read more about the cool upcycling project at Inhabitat.
I love that the lead singer of Tool now makes wine in Arizona.
What was that about rock’n’roll-ers growing up?
Photo: The Tool Hotline. Original article from Sunset
Plastic wine bottles may not affect the wine’s taste, as originally thought, but it’s still unclear which is greener: glass vs. plastic. Both materials are recyclable, and both rely on fossil fuel in their production and transport.
But hey, you know what’s really greener? Reusing wine bottles.
I recently did a story for Earth911 on a new California company that collects, washes and sterilizes used wine bottles and sells them back to wineries for reuse.
In other environmentally-related wine news:
This week, the Napa Valley Vintners announced they are finishing up a study of how climate change will affect wines in their region. Preliminary research indicates that Napa wines haven’t been affected yet, but will in the future.
And my brand-spankin’ new issue of Sunset Magazine came this week, featuring three wineries where you can refill old wine bottles for a discount. Check out the wineries: Seattle’s Wilridge Winery, Oregon’s Troon Vineyard and Santa Barbara’s Carr Winery.
