The market for small bottles of wine is getting bigger. ACNielsen data shows that over the past year, sales of 187 ml bottles of wine in U.S. supermarkets have grown 18.3 percent -- more than five ...

From earthenware jars to modern glass bottles, the shape and size of wine storage vessels have evolved throughout the years. Today, the 750 ml bottle has become a familiar standard.

Glass-bottled beverages had five to 50 times more microplastics than their plastic or metal counterparts. SKfoto - stock.adobe.com Bottles of wine contained very few microplastics, even when capped.