Argentina’s Vineyards Can’t Bottle Wines Due to Glass Shortage
A worker holds unlabeled bottles of wine at the San Pedro de Yacochuya vineyard in Cafayate, Argentina, on July 9.
Photographer: Anita Pouchard Serra/BloombergArgentina’s famed vineyards are struggling to find wine bottles amid a global shortage of glass, in the latest example of supply backlogs hitting local production.
The shortages are being exacerbated by a fire at a facility belonging to one of the few glass producers in the South American nation. Winemakers now say jobs and profits are at risk if they don’t bottle their products on time, while local politicians warn prices will go up for consumers.