It is hard not to notice that champagne bottles are larger and thicker than the bottles in which other wines are packaged in. While everyone notices this few question why that is. The reason of course is champagne is under so much pressure the glass must be capable of withstanding this force it is bottling up inside. That is why champagne bottles are so much thicker, but in an age when people are concerned with the use of resources and impacts on the environment this also means more goes into making a champagne bottle.
French glass and wine makers recently got together and worked up a bottle for champagne that will contain two ounces less glass but yet will still be able to withstand the force within. While this may not sound like a big glass savings when you consider just how many bottles are created each year this will add up to a significant reduction in the use of glass for champagne. So buyers who want to fill a personalized wine carrier up with a bottle of champagne as a gift can now buy without the feelings of guilt that comes with buying a product that is not trying to be better for the environment.