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Press Release
One-Pager
Press Clippings
Media reports on reusable wine bottles and our project:
2026
ORF “Aktuell nach eins” (↗) 07-2026 – The Reusable Revolution on the Wine Shelf
Salzburger Nachrichten (↗) 07-2026 – Wine Is Now Available in Reusable Bottles
Cash – The Business Magazine (↗) 06-2026 – Wine Deposit: What do you say, Mr. Gesellmann?
Vetropack Press Release (↗) 06-2026 – Vetropack Launches Europe’s Lightest Rhine Wine Bottle and Supports a New Reusable System
Consumer (↗) 05-2026 – “Wine Keeps Up with the Times”
Gastromagazin (↗) 05-2026 – The Reusable Wine Bottle Is Coming!
Press (↗) 05-2026 – Wine in Returnable Bottles: The Returnable Wine Bottle Is Coming
Falstaff (↗) 04-2026 – Reusable wine bottle system launches
The Winemaker (↗) 04-2026 – Reusable Wine Bottle Pool Begins Operations
2025
Andreas Jäger (Klimajäger) (↗) 2025 – We need a million 🤑 – not money, we need bottles 🍾!
Der Winzer (↗) 08-2025 – New Reusable Bottle for Local Wines
2024
Retail Report (↗) May 2024
2023
2022
Consumer (↗) June 2022
We are happy to assist you with any press inquiries.
Christian Pladerer, Project Manager +43 699 1 523 61 01
Philipp Haderer, Project Coordinator +43 681 8177 4177
Logos, product images
Reusable Rhine wine bottle, 750 ml (c) Jansenberger
Reusable 750-ml Rhine wine bottle with neck hanger (c) 0916
Reusable 750-ml Rhine wine bottle with neck hanger and reflection (c) 0916
Standard Logo
Compact Logo
Press Photos
The New Reusable Wine Bottle – Steering Committee: Christian Pladerer (ÖÖI), Victoria Menedetter (ÖÖI), Claudia Muschau (RTD Klosterneuburg), Philipp Haderer (ÖÖI), Agnes Steineder (RWA), Günter Paar (Biogast), Franz Zöch (RWA) © Miriam Mehlman Photography
The New Reusable Wine Bottle – Steering Committee and Partners: Lukas Eder (Biogast), Doris Glaser (AllesWein), Victoria Menedetter (ÖÖI), Claudia Muschau (RTD Klosterneuburg), Philipp Haderer (ÖÖI), Christian Pladerer (ÖÖI), Franz Zöch (RWA), Agnes Steineder (RWA), Günter Paar (Biogast), Stefan Tollinger (Robust Industries) © Miriam Mehlman Photography
The New Reusable Wine Bottle – Steering Committee and Partners: Lukas Eder (Biogast), Doris Glaser (AllesWein), Victoria Menedetter (ÖÖI), Claudia Muschau (RTD Klosterneuburg), Philipp Haderer (ÖÖI), Christian Pladerer (ÖÖI), Franz Zöch (RWA), Agnes Steineder (RWA), Günter Paar (Biogast), Stefan Tollinger (Robust Industries) © Miriam Mehlman Photography
The New Reusable Wine Bottle – Project Leaders (Austrian Ecology Institute): Victoria Menedetter, Christian Pladerer, Philipp Haderer © Miriam Mehlman Photography
The new reusable wine bottle – "Immer wieder" bottle on the wine rack – front view © Miriam Mehlman Photography
The new reusable wine bottle – "Over and Over Again" bottle on the wine rack – at an angle © Miriam Mehlman Photography
The new reusable wine bottle – A reusable bottle in front of a wine rack – two hands © Miriam Mehlman Photography
The new reusable wine bottle – A bottle in front of a wine rack, over and over again – one hand © Miriam Mehlman Photography
The new reusable wine bottle – "Reusable Bottle" at the bottle return machine – vertical © Miriam Mehlman Photography
The new reusable wine bottle – "Reusable Bottle" at the bottle return machine – horizontal © Miriam Mehlman Photography
