Robyn Haworth
Monday, 24 July 2023 / Published in 2023, Design, Packaging
A guide for wineries and exporters   Starting in December this year, wine sold in the EU must display new ingredient and nutrition information. This guide, by Scantrust co-founder and CEO Nathan Anderson, explains what is required and options for compliance, including QR codes.   Starting December 8, 2023, any wine sold in the EU
Robyn Haworth
Monday, 24 July 2023 / Published in 2023, Design, Packaging
Options for more sustainable packaging Wine producers are looking at different ways to improve their sustainability through organic practices to alternative energy sources. Harrison Davies explores how label design can help to reduce costs and shrink wine businesses’ carbon footprint. There are thousands of ways to make a wine business more sustainable. From using fewer
Robyn Haworth
Monday, 24 July 2023 / Published in 2023, Bottling, Closures, Design, Packaging
As premiumisation continues to be a trend in wine markets globally, there is growing demand for packaging products that can lift product appeal and help bottles stand out from their competitors. One unique approach is sourced from a manufacturer using a material for closures not generally associated with wine bottles at all. The region of
Robyn Haworth
Monday, 24 July 2023 / Published in 2023, Design, Packaging
Bringing labels to the forefront Selling wine is an inherent part of the wine industry and while winegrape varieties and winemaking styles obviously play a role in activating interest, it’s the eye of a marketing expert that gets wine from the barrel and into consumers’ glasses. Harrison Davies spoke with up and coming wine marketer
Robyn Haworth
Monday, 24 July 2023 / Published in 2023, Bottling, Closures, Cork, Environmental
New technologies developed by Amorim guaranties TCA free cork stoppers By Paulo Lopes* and Miguel Cabral* Figure 1. Naturity® technology which removes TCA and hundreds of other volatile compounds by thermal desorption through a proprietary, nonsequential use of pressure, temperature, purified water and time. Throughout the years Amorim Cork has been leading the technological development
Robyn Haworth
Monday, 24 July 2023 / Published in 2023, Design, Packaging
As circular packaging solutions become a greater focus for the wine sector, Sonya Logan looks at a new label program aimed at encouraging consumers to recycling wine packaging, in what’s being seen as an Australasian first. A recycling label designed especially for wine bottles that instructs consumers on how to recycle every part of the
Robyn Haworth
Monday, 24 July 2023 / Published in 2023, Design, Packaging
By Xianrui Zeng¹, Armando Maria Corsi¹, Steve Goodman¹ Introduction and background It is a consolidated fact that people have been spending an increasing amount of time online to know more about a brand before potentially making a purchase (Hollebeek & Macky, 2019). This behaviour is not only due to COVID-related challenges, but also to the
Robyn Haworth
Monday, 24 July 2023 / Published in 2023, Bottling, Environmental, Glass, Sustainability
By Brian Smedley and Mark Gishen, South Australian Wine Industry Association The South Australian Wine Industry Association (SAWIA) recognises the importance of recycling in achieving sustainability goals and supports effective recycling measures. Over the past four years, states and territories in Australia have also considered this, but unfortunately this has been limited to a simplistic