The ruling council for Beaujolais Nouveau wines is considering a ban on wineries replacing glass bottles with PET bottles & cartons, in order to protect the wine region's image. A spokesperson for Inter Beaujolais, the regional wine council, confirmed to just-drinks 24 Nov, that wineries could be restricted to packaging their Beaujolais Nouveau wines in glass. There is scepticism over the introduction of PET bottles, said the body, which recently held the annual launch party for the new Beaujolais vintage. "The PET bottle is very new in wine," said the spokesperson. "It is true that the winemakers, who are loyal to the traditional glass bottle, would like to limit Beaujolais Nouveau to this type of bottle." Daniel Bulliat, head of the Beaujolais-Beaujolais Village wine trade body, reportedly criticised the quality & image of PET bottles in a press conference in Japan recently.
