WHAT WE DO
Our mission is to provide great wine without costing the earth. We know how important it is to live a low impact, zero-waste lifestyle and that's why we've designed a unique, ground-up zero-waste supply chain. From winery to wine glass, we've turned the wine industry on its head by providing sustainable wines that are locally made and waste-free. How?
Return. Refill. Reuse.
That's our mantra at ReWine. Customers can buy our wines, then bring the bottle back to be refilled in store. By designing a ground-up zero-waste supply chain, direct from winery to wine glass, we can supply wine to anyone without producing any waste. We sell our wines straight from the barrel, into special refillable bottles for takeaway, or serving straight into the glass without using a bottle at all. Our highly developed system and unique equipment allows us to refill our customer's bottles repeatedly, saving hundreds and thousands of bottles from going to landfill, this is why we call ourselves the Sustainable Wine Merchant.
Why Refill?
• 1.1kg of carbon emissions prevented per refill
• Each bottle is made from recycled glass
• Can be used infinite times, saving glass bottles from landfill
• Almost 1 million bottles refilled since 2005
The ReWine Model = Zero Waste Wine
Made in local wineries
Transported in reusable barrels
Transferred into barrels in store
Bottled into refillable bottles
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The wines are sourced from some of the best and most experienced wine makers in the country, head over to our winemakers page to find out more. They are industry leading innovators with a sustainable edge, and we work together to produce low-impact wines, with considerations like sustainable land management, transport carbon footprint and working with suppliers who share our sustainable vision for the future. Even our bottles are sourced from a manufacturer that uses recycled glass from the South Australian recycling scheme. This provides us with a glass bottle that has half the embedded energy of traditional glass bottles, and ours can be reused over and over again! At ReWine, we reuse our wine bottles, just like the good old days of the milkman - a time when things were less disposable.
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From an environmental point of view, reusing glass bottles uses far less energy than recycling them. We believe that if everyone can do just a little bit to reduce their carbon footprint the world will be a better place for us all, and still going for generations to come. Reducing waste, recycling and repurposing are all part of it and at ReWine we are looking for any opportunity to do our part. We like to think we provide a means for wine drinkers to help out too. Our wines are transported from the wineries in reusable tanks - they've each been used in excess of 100 times. And what we can't reuse, such as pallet shrink wrap, we recycle. At ReWine, we don't need a huge recycling bin like other bars and restaurants. We have a standard household size recycle bin and rarely empty it.
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We have two stores in Brunswick East, and Melbourne CBD where all wines are on tasting for free, to help you pick your favourite drop. Or you can sit down for a pizza or cheese platter, and let our staff take you on a wine flight. You can buy bottles ready to take home, enjoy them, then bring them back where we will refill them in front of your eyes.
