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Jacob Shteyman

Winemakers could save the world, one goon bag at a time

The humble goon bag could help the wine industry reduce its carbon footprint. (Tim Clarke/AAP PHOTOS)

Cask wine, sometimes called boxed wine but lovingly known to connoisseurs as goon, is not only better for your bank balance but could also help save the planet.

Glass bottles, the vintner's receptacle of choice for millennia, are responsible for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions in the wine-making process.

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