Rethink the way you drink at Carafe Wine’s brand-new educational facility and sip spot in Southport
05 Apr 2023There's something instantly relaxing about cracking the lid on a bottle of wine, the anticipation of that first sip dancing across your taste buds. Have you ever wondered what happens to the bottle once you've consumed its contents? The sad truth is that coloured wine bottles in Australia are not recycled, which means they end up in landfill. Not to bombard you with too many factoids but upwards of 92-percent of the bottles purchased from Australian bottle shops are consumed within the first 24 hours, making the entire bottle situation kind of redundant anyway. If you're thinking to yourself, surely there's a better way, you are not alone. Archie Cox, the owner of Southport's Carafe Wine, thought the exact same thing back in 2015. Here's his story ... more
