Oregon’s largest winery and one of North America’s largest suppliers of wine bottles developed an environmental program that exemplifies the wine industry’s commitment to ecological stewardship.
After eight years of producing wines under different labels, Oregon-based winery, Union Wine Company, unveiled a more unified branding that represents their mission: to make quality everyday wine with Oregon character, and the least amount of pomp and fuss.
Multilayer sheet from RPC Cobelplast is being used to create the new “Easy Wine Glass” ready-to-drink solution from Cefour Wine & Beverage AB of Åhus, Sweden.
Myx Fusions embraces single-serve packaging trend for party-goers
July 29, 2013
The introduction of Myx Fusions brings an innovative new taste, look and style to the beverage marketplace. The fruit-infused, single serve moscato wine beverage boasts a partnership with superstar Nicki Minaj, chic packaging, a convenient single size and a delicious flavor based on the fastest-growing wine varietal in the U.S. It is more than something new and different: Myx is poised to change the way young women and men enjoy their wine.
HELIX is the cork & glass solution with an unexpected twist
June 26, 2013
The result of a four-year partnership between Amorim and O-I, the development of HELIX drew on both companies’ innovation capabilities and expertise in serving global wine markets, gained from a heritage that stretches back over a century.
Nature’s Coffee Kettle is a coffee brewing system for campers, hikers and coffee connoisseurs. Now the company’s updated spouted pouch from Flair Flexible Packaging helps Nature’s Coffee Kettle better communicate the unique brewing method and the freshness of the custom-roasted gourmet coffee.
Paso Robles winery launches next generation of packaging
May 8, 2013
JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery, the pioneer in Paso Robles of ultra-premium wines based on Bordeaux varieties, revealed a new line of bottles and labels that debuted with its 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon. JUSTIN’s other signature red wines now feature labels silk-screened directly onto custom-molded bottles using organic inks, real gold detail for JUSTIN’s iconic wine, ISOSCELES, and platinum for the limited production ISOSCELES Reserve.
Verallia uses simulation and optimization to help reduce bottle weight while preventing breakage.
May 8, 2013
When Dom Pérignon—French Benedictine monk and winemaker—was asked to look into why sparkling wine bottles were unexpectedly bursting in the cellars of his abbey in northern France three hundred years ago, he decided to investigate the bubbles. Fermentation, it turns out, continued after the beverage was bottled, producing additional carbonation and increasing pressure. By experimenting, so the story goes, Pérignon was able to control the refermentation process and reduce breakage and loss of the bottles’ contents.