It began, wine drinkers “have noted a disturbing recent trend. Whites, hitherto normally sold like their red cousins, in green bottles ... some light passes through the glass in all colors.

These bottles break rosé stereotypes with richer textures, savory notes, and styles far from the typical light and fruity ...

“There’s really no exposure to light ... the color of wine bottles. At least at his family’s wineries, semi-dry wines are often bottled in amber, while dry wines are bottled in green.

There’s more encouraging progress in the effort to lighten up wine by reducing the weight of bottles. The Sustainable Wine Roundtable, a London-based coalition of wineries, distributors and ...

Asking for a wine with notes of apple helps, Benjamin says, but asking for one with “green apple ... and grapes without having to commit to a whole bottle. Then, if and when you’re ready ...

Hops contain isohumulones, which, when exposed to UV light, produce foul-smelling ... glass during World War II led breweries to adopt green bottles. They, however, provide less UV protection ...