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
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
With sustainability receiving a lot of attention across the Australian and New Zealand wine industry, producers and suppliers are looking at ways to lower costs and improve efficiencies. At the upcoming PACKWINE Forum & Expo, a special panel of industry experts will examine future directions for sustainable wine packaging and will explore options for primary,
How can we get consumers to try alternative wine packaging? By Jakob Mesidis, Bill Page, Larry Lockshin, Armando Maria Corsi and Justin Cohen Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, University of South Australia Calls from consumers, advocacy groups, and governments have seen industries adopt practices to reduce their CO₂ output. To this end, the wine industry
Peter Godden, from the Australian Wine Research Institute, outlines the results of two tastings involving identical wines sealed under both screwcap and cork closures. In November 2018, the AWRI coordinated a tasting of wines that had been sealed with both corks and screwcaps. The tasting formed part of a presentation on the impact of closures