What does it mean for the grape and wine sector to be sustainable on a regional level? One of the speakers at the upcoming PACKWINE Forum & Expo will be examining how a wine business can embrace sustainable practices to build a stronger industry. Tim Nowell-Usticke is the founder of New Zealand contract bottling, storage
Fraudulent wines account for around $70 billion each year globally, leaving wine producers substantially out of pocket. But two WA developers are now using cutting edge blockchain technology and RFID chips embedded in screwcaps to beat the theft, as Neil Dowling writes. Global wine counterfeiting has become a massive headache that is leaving wine producers
Entries to the PACKWINE Design Awards have been many and varied with innovative designs challenging the status quo when it comes to wine packaging. Designs fall across six categories: Luxury, Classic, Alternative Format, Redesign, Series and Presentation/Gift Pack. The People’s Choice Award is now open and all entries can be found here. It’s time to
Paul Baggio, managing director of Della Toffola Pacific and one of Australia’s leaders in winemaking and packaging technology, will share his insights as a speaker at the upcoming 2021 PACKWINE Forum & Expo. Mr Baggio has extensive experience at the forefront of wine machinery manufacturing, following a 25-year career in the local industry. Under his
Getting wine from the vineyard to the shelves has always remained a stressful experience each vintage for grapegrowers and winemakers alike. When their wines are ready to be bottled, nothing could be worse than an easily-avoidable bottling line mishap slowing down the process. Journalist Samuel Squire spoke with bottling contractors and wineries about ways to
Does your wine product design stand out? Have you considered alternative packaging? Have your embraced new channels to market your wine? Whatever your answers, we’d like to hear from you! As part of the 2021 PACKWINE Forum & Expo, Winetitles Media is conducting a survey about your wine packaging choices. Please take a few minutes
What does it take to successfully introduce an innovative alternative packaging format that’s accepted by both wine producers and consumers? According to one celebrated speaker at the upcoming 2021 PACKWINE Forum & Expo, it’s not an easy process. Greg Stokes, CEO and founder of Intelligent Packaging Pty Ltd (trading as Barokes Wines), and inventor of