Comments on: French Wine Vending Machines Could Be Coming to the US http://inhabitat.com/french-wine-vending-machines-may-make-their-way-to-the-us/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: smeeCC http://inhabitat.com/french-wine-vending-machines-may-make-their-way-to-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-261534 smeeCC Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:32:41 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=162608#comment-261534 On our drive up "the hill" (Mt Etna") to our villa in the early 80's. was a gas station, where we'd take our massive "olive jars" to fill-em up with wine. put the nozzle in the jar, fill as much with white and/or red, to the color of your choice. or, just fill it comepletely with one or the other. it was great for parties. glad to hear it's sorta coming to america! On our drive up “the hill” (Mt Etna”) to our villa in the early 80′s. was a gas station, where we’d take our massive “olive jars” to fill-em up with wine. put the nozzle in the jar, fill as much with white and/or red, to the color of your choice. or, just fill it comepletely with one or the other. it was great for parties. glad to hear it’s sorta coming to america!

]]> By: Zerowaster http://inhabitat.com/french-wine-vending-machines-may-make-their-way-to-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-259941 Zerowaster Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:21:57 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=162608#comment-259941 This may seem like a new idea but the Zero Waste Institute has for years analyzed Zero Waste principles and promoted the refilling of every kind of bottle and container as the only logical way of reusing containers. All containers CONTAIN! This is the <i>function</i> that needs to be reused, not the mere material of the container, the way the recyclers would have us do it. Let\'s not chuckle at the French as though this were some kind of cute French peculiarity. They are actually leading the way to a packaging revolution. Let\'s run with it. See and sign up at www.zerowasteinstitute.org for more info. This may seem like a new idea but the Zero Waste Institute has for years analyzed Zero Waste principles and promoted the refilling of every kind of bottle and container as the only logical way of reusing containers. All containers CONTAIN! This is the function that needs to be reused, not the mere material of the container, the way the recyclers would have us do it. Let\’s not chuckle at the French as though this were some kind of cute French peculiarity. They are actually leading the way to a packaging revolution. Let\’s run with it. See and sign up at http://www.zerowasteinstitute.org for more info.

]]> By: havanacat http://inhabitat.com/french-wine-vending-machines-may-make-their-way-to-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-259002 havanacat Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:29:13 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=162608#comment-259002 hey Jarabito what are you some kind of snob or just an azzzz? My family has been drinking wine straight from the barrel for many generations. We are not alcoholics! We drink are bottles also, but for the most part in the house its all from the barrel. hey Jarabito what are you some kind of snob or just an azzzz?

My family has been drinking wine straight from the barrel for many generations. We are not alcoholics!

We drink are bottles also, but for the most part in the house its all from the barrel.

]]> By: rdc.arch http://inhabitat.com/french-wine-vending-machines-may-make-their-way-to-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-258985 rdc.arch Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:25:23 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=162608#comment-258985 Actually the first comment reads the article correctly as it states \\\'Dispensed through pumps in amounts of 500- and 1,000-liters at local French supermarkets\\\' - the mistake is that it should read milliliters, not liters . . . Actually the first comment reads the article correctly as it states \\\’Dispensed through pumps in amounts of 500- and 1,000-liters at local French supermarkets\\\’ – the mistake is that it should read milliliters, not liters . . .

]]> By: Jarabito http://inhabitat.com/french-wine-vending-machines-may-make-their-way-to-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-258959 Jarabito Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:41:45 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=162608#comment-258959 It's not 500 to 1000 liters for the buyer, it's for the pump. It stores that amount inside. I do think this is ridiculous, good wine doesn't come perfect from the barrel, it takes some time in a bottle to finish aging. I guess this is good for alcoholics, not really minding the taste for the alcohol content, that or for cooking wine. Otherwise, I will keep on buying bottles. It’s not 500 to 1000 liters for the buyer, it’s for the pump. It stores that amount inside. I do think this is ridiculous, good wine doesn’t come perfect from the barrel, it takes some time in a bottle to finish aging. I guess this is good for alcoholics, not really minding the taste for the alcohol content, that or for cooking wine. Otherwise, I will keep on buying bottles.

]]> By: devmo http://inhabitat.com/french-wine-vending-machines-may-make-their-way-to-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-258951 devmo Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:29:25 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=162608#comment-258951 This is an awesome idea, when will it come to Australia? awinn233 I think you should re-read the article. It is delivered to the shop in 500 or 1000L containers, not to the customer. This is an awesome idea, when will it come to Australia? awinn233 I think you should re-read the article. It is delivered to the shop in 500 or 1000L containers, not to the customer.

]]> By: awinn233 http://inhabitat.com/french-wine-vending-machines-may-make-their-way-to-the-us/comment-page-1/#comment-258876 awinn233 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:32:41 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=162608#comment-258876 Surely you do not have to buy 500 or 1,000 liters of wine at a time! That is an absurd amount! Surely you do not have to buy 500 or 1,000 liters of wine at a time! That is an absurd amount!

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