Comment - Wine and its packaging

Wine companies are fond of trumpeting comparatively minor changes in packaging design but, Chris Losh believes, have been far too timorous when it comes to embracing more substantial packaging innovations. But the adverse economic conditions could prompt a more radical approach at least in one area.

The Losh Cause – Wine industry must explore new dimensions

10 February 2009

Wine companies are fond of trumpeting comparatively minor changes in packaging design but, Chris Losh believes, have been far too timorous when it comes to embracing more substantial packaging innovations. But the adverse economic conditions could prompt a more radical approach at least in one area.

US: The Wine Group plumps for Tetra Pak over glass

5 January 2009

The Wine Group has dropped the single-serve glass bottle offering for its Glen Ellen and Fish Eye wine brands in the US, in favour of Tetra Paks.

US: Boisset to export Beaujolais in PET

19 November 2008

Boisset Family Estates is to export its 2008 Beaujolais Nouveau to the US in plastic bottles.

S AFRICA: The Company of Wine People adds Tetra Pak to UK Arniston Bay stable

13 October 2008

The Company of Wine People has lined up a Tetra Pak addition to its Arniston Bay wine portfolio in the UK.

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