Croxsons and Encirc have begun production of Sovereign, the UK’s first British-made sparkling wine bottle, created for English and Welsh producers as the sector expands and seeks a domestic alternative to imported glass. Made in Cheshire with 49% post-consumer recycled glass, the amber bottle offers up to 99% UV protection, supports a more localised and resilient supply chain, and is already being adopted by producers including Three Choirs and Ridgeview.
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Fears Rise Over a Possible UK Bottle Supply Crunch
The Drinks Business reports that fresh strike action at Encirc Elton, a major glass supplier for supermarket own label wine and other drinks brands, has raised new concerns about disruption to the UK bottle supply chain. The union argues that walkouts in April and May could hit bottle availability, while Encirc is pushing back hard, saying there will be no shortages and that contingency plans are in place, so the immediate issue is less about confirmed disruption and more about a tense standoff over how exposed the drinks trade really is to packaging risk.