“The Pettle, an all round environmental winner” This required more than 4 years of product development and testing to ensure the shelf life of 12 months and integrity of the wine was achieved.
The results are a plastic bottle with the same appearance, feel and charac-teristics as the glass predecessor. This offers the airline and entertainment industry huge weight and fuel savings, improved speed of in- flight beverage service and safety.
The Pettle weighs 34 grams versus the glass equivalent of 154 grams, a saving of 120 grams per bottle. Another advantage is that since it has been launched, there have been no leakage's through the accurate neck finish, which has previously been a problem with the glass equivalent
The Pettle was put through 52 weeks of testing, which included:
- Oxygen transmission rates
- Independent Taste testing
- Free SO² (an indication of oxidation)
- Ascorbic Acid test
- Colour testing
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