From Bottle to Glass...Literally.

I have been keeping my eye on Green Glass Company ever since I heard of them a few months ago. Green Glass Co. had spawned an idea for Christine and I to create wine glasses from old wine bottles. While it was a great idea, we knew nothing of glass or even how to create our concept. After days of researching glass kilns and ways to fuse and slump glass we decided to leave it to the professionals. Although they don't make wine glasses from recycled bottles (How cool would it be to serve someone your wine in a glass that used to be your bottle?) The Green Glass Company produces a very unique product that also, by the way, doesn't produce ANY hazardous byproducts.

It looks like we weren't alone in thinking about recycling wine bottles. The folks at Cowhorn Vineyard and Garden, located in the Applegate Valley in Southern Oregon, have officially sent their first shipment of used wine bottles to the Green Glass Company- 1000 bottles!! These bottles will be recycled and turned into goblets, pitchers, tumblers, vases, and votives.

In addition to recycling their used glass, Cowhorn, the first and currently only Demeter certified Biodynamic Winery in Southern Oregon, also recycles their used corks. They have partnered with the Ashland Food Co-op and set up a cork drop off location in order to be able to recycle more. This reminds me of a nationally recognized non-profit organization that was started here in Oregon by another winery. The Cork ReHarvest program has been a big hit and has acquired whole foods as a nationwide partner for their drop off locations. Great minds think alike and Cowhorn doesn't miss a beat!