French winemakers shipping wine from France to Ireland…by sail ship…in 2008!
It will be interesting to see if, or perhaps more importantly, how other companies follow this path of distribution and how the company itself, Compagnie de Transport Maritime à la Voile, will develope.
This reminds me of a recent Call for Papers on The sustainable agenda & energy efficiency, Logistics solutions and supply chains in times of climate change.
Skál (cheers)
Árni
Cholette and Venkat’s (2009) article on “The energy and carbon intensity of wine distribution: A study of logistical options for delivering wine to consumers” oddly reminded me of your blog entry
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2fj.jclepro.2009.05.011