PACKAGING
Sparkling Wine Packaging Suppliers
SEALS/FOILS/BANDSSPARKLING WINE CLOSURESWIREHOODS
COMPANY
WEBSITE
ACI Cork USA Inc.
All American Containers Pacific Coast
All American Containers Inc.
aacwine.com
Amcor Flexibles American Canyon
amcor.com
Amorim Cork America
amorimca.com
Apholos
metal-labels.com
Bastos LLC
bastosllc.com
Brewmaster
brewmasterinc.com
Brick Packaging LLC
brickpackaging.com
Bruni Glass Packaging
OFFERINGS
COMPANY
WEBSITE
acicorkusa.com
Janson Capsules Inc.
jansoncapsules.com
aacwine.com
Juvenal Cork
juvenalcork.com
GW Kent Inc.
gwkent.com
Krones Inc.
kronesusa.com
Lafitte Cork & Capsule Inc.
lafitte-usa.com
Lakewood Cork
lakewoodcork.com
MA Silva USA
masilva.com
Maverick Enterprises Inc.
maverickcaps.com
Pfefferkorn & Co. GmbH
pepco.de
bruniglass.com
Phoenix Packaging
International Corp.
phoenixpackaging.com
C&E Capsules
cecapsules.com
Pickering Winery Supply
winerystuff.com
California Capsules
californiacapsules.com
Portocork
portocork.com
California Glass, a Saxco Co.
calglass.com
Ramondin USA Inc.
ramondin.com
Collopack Solutions
collopack.com
Collotype Labels
collotype.com
Reliable Cork Solutions LLC
reliablecork
solutions.com
Cork Supply USA
corksupply.com
Rivercap USA
corksupply.com
Cortica Benicia (CB USA)
cbcork.com
Scott Laboratories Inc.
scottlab.com
Diablo Valley Packaging
dvpackaging.com
Tasz Inc.
taszinc.com
Diam Closures USA
g3enterprises.com
TricorBraun WinePak
Enocapsule Inc.
enocapsule.com
tricorbraun
winepak.com
G3 Enterprises
g3enterprises.com
The Vega Project
vegaproject.com
Ganau America Inc.
ganauamerica.com
Verallia
us.verallia.com
Guala Closures North America
gualaclosures.com
Waterloo Container Co.
Hauser Packaging Inc.
hauserpack.com
waterloo
container.com
Heinrich G��ltig
Korkwarenfabrikation Gmbh
gueltig.com
AO Wilson Ltd.
aowilson.ca
Rich Xiberta USA Inc.
OFFERINGS
xiberta.com
For more on sparkling wine packaging suppliers, see Wines & Vines��� 2013 Buyer���s Guide in print or online at winesandvinesbuyersguide.com.
of Boisset Family labels, according to Collotype president David
Bus��. The simplicity of the Sparkling Brut label is deceptive: Like
the top strip, the pressure-sensitive, coated label stock has the
necessary wet-strength properties to withstand coolers and ice
buckets.
The basic stock is dull silver, reverse printed on an opaque ���dark,
dark green��� so that type has an extremely subtle silver sheen. The
coat of arms motif on top strip and front label has a dark blue shield;
on the front label, the shield is embossed on a textured background.
The strip, Bus�� noted, is a common element in tequila packaging and predated the large foil capsules we���ve become accustomed to in recent decades.
The refined simplicity of Buena Vista Sparkling perhaps reflects
the status of sparkling wine packaging in general. ���Sparkling
wines are generally traditional,��� Bus�� commented. ���While other
wines have become more flashy, sparkling wines���even low
end���tend to be more traditional.���
Raising the hood
While other packaging elements are open to negotiation, a wire
hood remains essential for most sparkling wines closed with a
natural or synthetic cork. The pressure of the CO2 in those tiny
bubbles means that even gentle handling may trigger premature
discharge of the closure: embarrassing! The wire hood (not the foil,
if present), secures the closure in the bottle until the time is right.
���Although they have been around a long time, the wire hoods
represent the best and most secure way of holding the cork. They
look attractive and they are certainly traditional,��� said Jeremy
Bell, general manager of Benicia, Calif.-based Rivercap USA,
which has a wire hood manufacturing facility in the village of
Oiry in France���s Champagne region. ���I see no changes there.���
Graham Wilson, president of A.O. Wilson in Ontario, Canada,
said he���s observed an overall increase in sparkling wine production
across the board. ���I believe the reasoning is that wine has moved
to the forefront as a beverage of choice. With the increase of wine
consumption, sparkling also has increased,��� but at the same ratio.
As for hoods, ���The four post wires with cap have not really changed much, but our supplier did inform me that in the
past 60 years, the quality of wire, colors of wire, thickness and
precision of cutting caps have all improved,��� Wilson said. ���The
biggest improvement in this area has come in the printing techniques and quality in the past 15 years.
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