NEWS

September 4, 2024
Salem Shark Tank event names two winning companies, promotes local entrepreneurs
We’re excited to share that Revino won $20,000 at SEDCOR’s Shark Tank competition, as highlighted in a recent article by Casey Miller from the Salem Reporter. This funding will help us expand our bottle washing facility and continue our mission to create a sustainable, circular glass reuse system in the wine industry.
August 1, 2024
Revino Revs Up
A huge thanks to Greg Norton of Salem Reporter for highlighting how Revino’s reusable wine bottles are driving sustainability across Oregon’s wine industry, with a refillable system that reduces waste and emissions.
July 1, 2024
Revino Aims to Reduce Wine Industry’s Carbon Footprint
A big thank you to Branden Andersen from Newsberg for featuring how Revino is partnering with wineries like Et Fille and Quady North to drive sustainability, using testimonials to showcase how reusable bottles are cutting carbon emissions by 85% and creating a closed-loop system.
June 28, 2024
Are Reusable Wine Bottles Becoming a Real Movement?
As more wineries acknowledge the environmental impact of single-use glass, Revino’s reusable bottles are set to drive a major shift towards sustainable wine production.
April 18, 2024
O-I Packaging Solutions and Revino Roll out Returnable, Reusable Glass Wine Bottles to Pacific Northwest
We're thrilled to announce our partnership with O-I Packaging Solutions as we introduce returnable, reusable glass wine bottles, and mark a significant step towards enhancing the sustainability of wine packaging.
January 16, 2024
Revino Offers Sustainable Solutions to Oregon’s Glass Recycling Dilemma
In an investigative feature on Oregon’s approach and follow-through on glass recycling, reporter Hannah Wallace of Oregon Business Magazine features Revino’s bottles as one of the solutions to Oregon’s glass recycling crisis.
December 9, 2023
Lowering wine’s carbon footprint starts with the bottle
Maxwell highlights Revino's commitment to a circular economy with reusable glass bottles, distributed to wineries in the Pacific Northwest, creating an infrastructure for collecting, washing, and recirculating them for up to 50 uses.
October 19, 2023
Revino Moves on to Bend Venture Conference Finals
Revino, the audience favorite at the recent Early Stage company pitches, is gearing up for the prestigious Bend Venture Conference (BVC) on October 19-20th
September 23, 2023
An Ambitious Refillable Wine Bottle Venture
Pete Danko from the Portland Business Journal shared the history of Oregon's highly successful Bottle Bill, which hasn't included wine bottles since its inception in 1971, and highlighted the positive reception of Revino's reusable wine bottles by the Oregon wine industry
September 13, 2023
Revino Named an Early Stage Bend Venture Conference Semifinalist
Revino has been selected as a semifinalist in the Early Stage competition for the 20th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC),
August 30, 2023
Fast Company Features Revino in Entrepreneurship Series
dele Peters with Fast Company featured Revino in the publication's Start, Run, Grow entrepreneurship series. Noting the lack of refillable infrastructure for wine bottles in the United States, Peters notes the company is focused on expanding the use of their standardized bottle in the Oregon wine market first, but with hopes and plans to move into neighboring states soon.
August 29, 2023
Could Reuse Be the Future of Wine Packaging?
In a recent article published by SevenFifty Daily, which covers reuse systems and alternatives around the globe, the spotlight is on Revino—an Oregon-based reuse platform that stands out as the most comprehensive solution.
August 29, 2023
Revino CEO Named to Wine Enthusiast’s Future 40
We're thrilled to announce Keenan O'Hern has been named one of Wine Enthusiast's Future 40 honorees. This prestigious honor celebrates his visionary work in bringing refillable bottles to the wine industry.
August 22, 2023
Revino Launches Groundbreaking End-to-End Refillable Glass Bottle Reuse System
Revino, an innovative and environmentally conscious company, proudly announces the launch of its pioneering end-to-end refillable glass bottle reuse system.
January 20, 2023
Is Oregon Wine Suffering From Glass Bottle Shortages?
Since the pandemic began, supply chain issues have impacted the availability of everything, for wineries, the current bottleneck is the bottles themselves.
January 20, 2023
A Brief Bottle Bill History in Oregon
The first state to pass a bottle bill was Oregon, which enacted its law in 1971
January 31, 2022
Benefits of Refillable Bottles Around the World
Producing a single glass bottle requires the equivalent energy of burning a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.
March 3, 2026

Why Dont Revino Bottles Have a Notch?

We get asked all the time why Revino bottles don't have a "spotting lug" for label alignment. The answer involves 30 grams of glass, a commitment to a circular economy, and a surprising discovery about how light hits a bottle. Read the full story behind our design philosophy on the blog. No notch? No problem.
January 7, 2026

The Weight of Tradition: Why Heavyweight Bottles are Passé

Learn why heavy-weight bottles are a thing of the past and how reusable bottles are the better option to light-weighting.
November 12, 2025

Revolution in a Bottle: The Role of Student Voices in Circular Change

At Revino, we believe in designing not just products—but systems for change. That’s why we’re thrilled to share our latest blog, spotlighting student changemakers leading the reuse revolution.
September 24, 2025

Revino: 1 Million Bottles & 100 Partners

In just two years since launch, Revino has turned its vision for a circular economy of returnable, reusable wine bottles into a reality.
September 2, 2025

Innovating Through Market Shifts: The Next Chapter

In a market saturated with choices, a new factor is driving consumer decisions: purpose. Today’s wine buyers—especially younger generations—are no longer just choosing based on price or prestige. They’re buying into a brand’s story and future mission. There is an obvious shift from price point to purpose within the younger buyers, and the data is clear. Gen Z and Millennials, now the most powerful purchasing demographics, shop with intention.
August 5, 2025

How Reuse Builds a Stronger Workforce and Economy

When we talk about reuse, we usually lead with the environmental wins: lower emissions, less waste, fewer single-use bottles clogging up landfills. But there’s another side to reuse that doesn’t get enough airtime—it's power to build a better economy.
June 19, 2025

Innovating Through Market Shifts: How Sustainable Wine Packaging Can Shape the Future

The narrative of economic downturns often focuses on survival. However, the more compelling truth is that these periods have historically been the launchpad for transformative businesses. Innovation during these times isn’t about holding on but forging a stronger future.
April 29, 2025

Successful Reuse Schemes in Other Countries

Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, infiltrating every aspect of our daily lives, including how we consume beverages. From bottled water to wine, beverage packaging remains heavily reliant on single-use plastic. A staggering 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year.
March 17, 2025

Plastic Pollution: Let’s Get Real About Plastic in Beverage Packaging

Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, infiltrating every aspect of our daily lives, including how we consume beverages. From bottled water to wine, beverage packaging remains heavily reliant on single-use plastic. A staggering 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year.