P a C ka GI n G COMPANY
All American Containers - Pacific Coast All American Containers Inc. Brick Packaging LLC Bruni Glass Packaging
California Glass, a Saxco Co. Carolina Wine Supply
Diablo Valley Packaging Inc. Encore Glass EnVino Bottles
Evergreen Bottle Co. Global Discoveries Inc. Global Package LLC Hauser Packaging Inc. M A Silva Corks USA Niagara Systems LLC O-I (Owens-Illinois)
Phoenix Packaging International Corp. Q X Inc.
Saverglass Inc.
Synergy Glass & Packaging TricorBraun
TricorBraun WinePak
Trilogy Glass & Packaging Inc. Verallia
Vertical Glass
Vigneron Specialty Products Vitro Packaging LLC Waterloo Container Co. Wine Bottle Renew
Bottle Suppliers PHONE
(707) 544-3496 (315) 585-6045 (231) 947-4950 (707) 752-6200 (510) 635-7700 (336) 677-6831 (707) 422-4300 (707) 745-4444 (650) 259-5959 (231) 392-9107 (949) 830-4600 (707) 224-5670 (888) 600-2671 (707) 636-2530 (440) 259-2500 (567) 336-7926 (514) 487-6660 (707) 426-5000 (707) 259-2930 (707) 745-3200 (314) 569-3633 (707) 747-1055 (707) 566-9000 (707) 437-8717 (707) 217-6984 (805) 541-0100 (800) 766-0600 (888) 539-3922 (707) 980-6635
Wineries can work with their glass sup-
WEBSITE aacwine.com aacwine.com
brickpackaging.com bruniglass.com calglass.com
carolinawinesupply.com dvpackaging.com encoreglass.com envino.com
evergreenbottlecompany.com globaldiscoveries.net globalpackage.net hauserpack.com masilva.com
niagarasystemsllc.com o-i.com
phoenixpackaging.com saverglass.com
synergygp.com tricorbraun.com
tricorbraunwinepak.com trilogyglass.net verallia.com
verticalglass.com xpressfill.com
vitropackaging.com waterloocontainer.com winebottlerenew.com
For more on bottle suppliers, see Wines & Vines' 2011 Buyer's Guide in print or online at winesandvinesbuyersguide.com.
pliers to create unique shapes, colors and bottle décor, but unless they plan to bottle their vintages by hand, the bottle necks must accommodate standard closures and bottling machinery. As detailed in "Wine Bottlers Talk Quality" in our July 2010 issue, some wineries that turned to inexpensive light- weight bottles imported from China suffered costly problems on bottling lines, caused by irregular necks. Reputable suppliers maintain quality control to avoid these slowdowns.
Lightweights welcome
"Light-weighting has become the man- tra," Cattaneo conceded. "It moves the product faster and will do the same job for the wine, to a degree. Lighter weight would be better environmentally." Although lighter weight bottles require fewer raw materials and leave a lighter carbon footprint throughout product life, "In our industry we measure not by weight but by unit. Selling more units with less glass is better," he said. Owens-Illinois, Perrysburg, Ohio, which claims to be the "world's leading glass company," is among many suppliers lead- ing the industry's environmental efforts. Since 2006, O-I's president of global glass
CHOOSE ALL AMERICAN
We carry a complete line of wine bottles, corks and capsules in a wide selection of colors, shapes, styles and sizes – and our bi-coastal warehouses service the entire United States. All American has it all. For more information, contact:
Stephanie Ramczyk (707) 544-3496 sramczyk@aacpacificcoast.com
Marty Sychowski (707) 328-5316 martys@aacpacificcoast.com
West Coast Wine Warehouse in Santa Rosa, CA East Coast Wine Warehouse in Belle Vernon, PA
Additional Sales Offices & Warehouses in Miami, Tampa, Atlanta, Puerto Rico, NJ and CA
42 Wines & Vines MARCH 201 1 www.aacwine.com
Lissa McLaughlin (727) 321-8879 lmclaughlin@allamericancontainers.com
Roberta Parmelee (315) 585-6045 rparmelee@allamericancontainers.com