Merriman’s Hawaii Faucets Boxed Wine

Merriman’s Hawaii, a pioneer of native Hawaii delicacies, is taking one other step in its dedication to sustainability with a brand new boxed wine program. The initiative will considerably scale back the corporate’s carbon footprint because of the gasoline used to ship and recycle conventional wine bottles.

The restaurant operator, which has areas on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and The Large Island, curated a particular wine menu debuting this fall with Matthiasson Vineyard in Napa Valley, Melville in Santa Rita Hills and Linne Calodo in Paso Robles – California wineries that it believes are elevating the boxed wine expertise with high-quality wines. 

“We needed to work with wineries that produce high-quality wines, who additionally worth sustainable practices and minimizing their carbon footprint,” says Merriman’s beverage director Jason Vendrell. “This system’s success requires that the standard of wine we serve shouldn’t be compromised in any respect. By choosing these wineries, we will preserve our distinctive wine choices whereas actually making an impression.”

Chef Peter Merriman, who based the corporate in 1988, has set a objective to make all Merriman’s areas carbon impartial. Merriman’s had transitioned to lighter-weight bottles for all its wine-by-the-glass packages in 2023, “however discovered they’re usually solely lighter by 5% to 10%, and we needed to make a bigger impression,” Vendrell says. “Since every part we convey to the Islands comes by way of boat, there’s much more of a necessity for us to chop again on these emissions.”

The preliminary rollout of the boxed wine program, which may even be out there at Merriman’s sister areas at Handcrafted Restaurants, will change 1,344 bottles with 336 packing containers.

“We’ve taken a few of our greatest sellers and transitioned to boxed wines with wineries we love working with, and with whom we have now longstanding relationships,” says Vendrell. “Collectively, we goal to remove a considerable quantity of glass bottles throughout eating places and anticipate to chop our carbon footprint by over 50% with this mission.”