56 WINES&VINES September 2018
PACKAGING
SPARKLING WINE PACKAGING VENDORS
Company Phone Website Bottles
Wire-
hoods
Seals /
Foils /
Bands
Sparkling
Wine
Closures
Diam Closures USA (800) 321-8747 g3enterprises.com
4
Enoplastic USA (707) 207-7904 enoplastic.com
4 4
Etched Images, Inc. (707) 252-5450 etchedimages.com
4
Exal USA (330) 744-2267 exal.com
4
Fortera (415) 890-2073 fortera.co
4 4
G3 Enterprises (800) 321-8747 g3enterprises.com
4 4 4
Gallo Glass Co. (209) 341-3583 galloglass.com
4
Ganau America, Inc. (707) 939-1774 ganauamerica.com
4
Gino Pinto, Inc. (609) 561-8199 ginopinto.com
4
Global Package, LLC (707) 224-5670 globalpackage.net
4
Glopak Wine and Spirits (844) 445-6725 glopakwineandspirits.com
4
Guala Closures North America (707) 425-2277 gualaclosures.com
4
HanmerRoss Cork & Closure (860) 851-9417 hanmerross.com
4
Hauser Packaging, Inc. (888) 600-2671 hauserpack.com
4 4
Heinrich Gültig
Korkwarenfabrikation Gmbh
(707) 863-8404 gueltig.com
4
Herti (916) 562-0515 hertius.com
4
Infinity Foils, Inc. (913) 888-7340 infinityfoils.com
4
Innovative Sourcing, Inc. (509) 452-4800 innovativesourcing.com
4 4
Janson Capsules, Inc. (707) 256-3957 jansoncapsules.com
4
Krones, Inc. (414) 409-4000 kronesusa.com
4
Lafitte Cork & Capsule, Inc. (707) 258-2675 lafitte-usa.com
4 4
Lakewood Cork (607) 535-9252 lakewoodcork.com
4
M A Silva USA (707) 636-2530 masilva.com
4 4
MALA Closures Systems, Inc. (415) 302-3123 mala-usa.com
4
Maverick Enterprises (707) 463-5591 maverickcaps.com
4 4
O-I Packaging Solutions (469) 443-1000 o-ipackagingsolutions.com
4
Phoenix Packaging
International Corp.
(514) 487-6660 phoenixpackaging.com
4 4 4 4
Pickering Winery Supply (415) 474-1588 winerystuff.com
4 4
Portocork America (707) 258-3930 portocork.com
4
Prooftag (335) 632-11050 prooftag.net
4
Quest (908) 851-9070 byquest.com
4 4
Ramondin USA, Inc. (707) 944-2277 ramondin.com
4 4 4
Rivercap USA (707) 752-8600 rivercap.com
4 4
Santé Beverage Supply (919) 522-5937 santebeverage.com
4 4 4
Saverglass, Inc. (707) 259-2930 saverglass.com
4
Saxco International (800) 328-6035 saxco.com
4 4
Scott Laboratories, Inc. (707) 765-6666 scottlab.com
4 4
Sierra Packaging Solutions (559) 897-0711 spssales.us
4
TricorBraun (314) 569-3633 tricorbraun.com
4
TricorBraun WinePak (707) 399-5800 tricorbraunwinepak.com
4 4
Unionpack (707) 557-2277 unionpack.com
4 4 4
United Bottles & Packaging (450) 622-1600 unitedbottles.com
4
Universal Packaging (866) 549-1323 thinkuniversal.com
4
Valentin-Thierion Corp. (707) 320-3877 valentinthierion.com
4 4
Verallia (707) 419-7200 sgp-packaging.com
4
The Vintner Vault (805) 226-8100 thevintnervault.com
4
Vinventions USA (919) 460-2200 vinventions.com
4
Waterloo Container Co. (888) 539-3922 waterloocontainer.com
4 4 4 4
West Coast Bottles, LLC (800) 282-2028 westcoastbottles.com
4
World Wine Bottles
& Packaging Solutions
(707) 339-2102 worldwinebottles.com
4
For more information about the suppliers listed above, visit winesandvines.com/buyersguide or see Wines & Vines' 2018 Buyer's Guide.
labels for its Buena Vista wines,
including the 2015 The Count red
blend. While not a sparkling wine,
the Boisset blend is one of a just a
few U.S. brands that will be pack-
aged with an augmented-reality
label, which will feature a textured
black crocodile pattern for the
black label, gold foil writing and a
photo of the famed Count Agoston
Haraszthy on the front. When acti-
vated, the photo of Haraszthy will
begin talking about the winery and
wine. "This interactive label tech-
nology is another way that we are
continuing to champion the historic
past of Buena Vista — but now with
a very futuristic technology that we
think has the potential to transform
(the sales end of) the wine industry,
just as Haraszthy did by being a
pioneer of California wine," said
Boisset Collection communications
manager Megan Long.
Paragon also boasts what it
claims is the world's only Laser-
web laser printer, capable of creat-
ing intricate, multidimensional
labels, which has attracted inter-
est from many sparkling wine
producers. "We're getting a lot of
interest (from sparkling wine pro-
ducers), because if you have laser-
cut labels, you're one of the few
on the shelves," Grossman said.
Everyday exotics
But labels are only part of sparkling
wine packaging.
Barry Jackson of
Equinox in Santa
Cruz, Calif., pro-
d u c e s s p a r k l i n g
wine for his own
label, as well as for
17 other wineries.
"A few (clients)
currently use a
crown cap as the
final closure.
One of those is
changing to a
c o r k a n d
wire finish
because he
h a s g r o w n
weary of peo-
ple asking to
t r y h i s ' p e t
nat,'" he said.
"The big dif-
An effective brand design
creates a personal connection
with the consumer.
