Vinca Organic Vegan Wines (in metal bottles or cans)

VINCA Organic Wine sells organic vegan wines in recycled aluminium bottles, that are easy to recycle. You can even earn money for your community by getting involved in local aluminium collection programmes.

The Sicilian grapes contain naturally low levels of sulphur (from fermenting yeast), around a third of levels found on supermarket wine bottles.

Most kerbsides accept wine bottles (if bottle banks are full, call the number, don’t leave bottles on the floor). Rinse beforehand (to avoid tempting wildlife) and leave on screw-top lids/labels.

If your off license does not recycle, store used corks safely (choking hazards and too dense to compost) and send in bulk to Recorked.

Rinse and pop ring-pulls over holes for cans. Then step on bottom to pinch rims together, before recycling (stops wildlife getting trapped).

Many wines are filtered with gelatine (animal bones) or fish bladder (isinglass). So choose vegan wines in stores, which tend to be the ones that carry organic labels (these are also less likely to give you a hangover!)

What would help is if off licenses and supermarkets grouped them by which wines are vegan, as often you have to go trawling through the aisles, looking for a vegan logo on the bottle. Many brands are not vegan or vegetarian (for instance, some wines by Blossom Hill and even Co-op are neither).

The cans use up to 70% less CO2 to transport than glass bottles. In four varieties (white, sparkling white, rosé and red), you can also mixed can bundles.

The company also sells a pretty cooler bag for travel, which has a reversible lid that converts into a drinks tray. Cans are not just easier to recycle, but also good for people who like a glass or two of wine, and stops you finishing off the whole bottle! Delivery is free on all orders. Trade orders are welcome.