--- description: Find out why Garçon Wines Flat Wine Bottle is one of the best inventions of 2021 title: Garçon Wines Flat Wine Bottle: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6618b5b5d0b44ea1/698a1ea7d075333302e6c260/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-sustainable-flat-wine.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2021 # An Emission-Cutting Container Garçon Wines Flat Wine Bottle by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  _SPECIAL MENTION:_ The standard glass wine bottle was created to meet the shipping needs of the 19th century. London-based [Garçon Wines](https://www.garconwines.com/ "undefined") believes it’s invented one that meets the needs of today. The Flat Wine Bottle is exactly what it sounds like. Made entirely from lightweight recycled materials, it’s 87% lighter and 40% smaller than an average glass bottle, reducing emissions by saving on shipping space and weight. _—Jared Lindzon_ **Buy Now:** [Garcon Wines Flat Wine Bottle](https://www.garconwines.com/stockists "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115487/garcon-wines-flat-wine-bottle/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115487/garcon-wines-flat-wine-bottle/"},"headline":"An Emission-Cutting Container","datePublished":"2021-11-10T11:13:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:56:16.549Z","description":"Find out why Garcon Wines Flat Wine Bottle received a special mention on TIME's 2021 Best Inventions list.","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115487/garcon-wines-flat-wine-bottle/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2021"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6618b5b5d0b44ea1/698a1ea7d075333302e6c260/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-sustainable-flat-wine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6618b5b5d0b44ea1/698a1ea7d075333302e6c260/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-sustainable-flat-wine.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115487/garcon-wines-flat-wine-bottle/","name":"An Emission-Cutting Container"}}]}] ```