2026-06-26
Kingsland Drinks will bottle Vinca’s red, white and rosé wines in 750-milliliter aluminum bottles made from 100% recycled aluminum, extending a partnership that has focused on lower-impact wine packaging in the U.K.
The move adds a full-size format to Vinca’s existing range, which has included canned wine and bag-in-box products. Kingsland said the new bottles are intended as an alternative to glass and will be produced through its contract packing operation.
The companies are positioning the format around sustainability and logistics. Aluminum bottles are lighter than glass, which can reduce transport weight, and the use of 100% recycled material lowers demand for primary metal. For the drinks industry, the shift matters because wider use of recycled aluminum bottles in wine could speed experimentation with alternatives to glass across beer, spirits and other categories, especially as producers face pressure from packaging rules, extended producer responsibility costs and emissions targets.
The development also points to a broader operational change for wine suppliers in the U.K., where packaging choices are becoming more central to brand strategy and distribution. If retailers and consumers accept aluminum bottles for still wine at standard 75-centiliter size, that could open a larger market for formats that until now have remained niche outside cans and boxed wine.
Kingsland Drinks is one of Britain’s largest independent suppliers of wine and spirits, with bottling, blending, packing and distribution operations. Vinca has built its brand around alternative packaging formats as it tries to cut the environmental impact tied to traditional glass bottles.
No financial terms were disclosed. The companies did not provide launch timing or production volumes in the information made public.