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40 WINES&VINES August 2016 PACKAGING anunci_vigas_usa.ai 1 29/09/15 15:17 T E C H N O L O G Y A C H I E V E M E N T P E R F O R M A N C E I N N O VA T I O N W W W . T A P I G R O U P . C O M Q U A L I T Y & I TA L I A N D E S I G N C L O S U R E S Tsegeletos would like his bottling line to include adjustable star wheels, a newly avail- able option that would be "game changing," he said. "That would reduce changeovers from three hours to one." Cline uses "old-line Stelvin" from Amcor and Tricor Braun for its screwcaps. Capsules for cork closures come from Battistella Cap- sules. "The thing is to get the right sized cap- sule, Tsegeletos noted. Quality is the point, he said. "We don't worry so much about cork taint," with the cork industry's considerable progress in elimi- nating trace TCA. "We're pretty much committed to this pro- gram. But we keep our ears open," Tsegeletos concluded. THE MULTI-LAYERED CAPSULE BUSINESS M averick Enterprises, the Mendocino County, Calif.- based capsule specialist favored by several of our winemaker sources, is a noted innovator in its field. Marketing coordinator Shelby White commented: "We have seen some transitions take place. Certain wineries are using screwcaps for a certain varietals, and cork and secondary closure for their other varietals." Through the years, Maverick has been a standout for its environmentally friendly practices and most of all for con- tinually upgrading capsule materials and branding options. "As a producer of capsules used with corks, we see a steady, continuous climb in the use of capsules as secondary closures in the industry and a major part of most wineries' packaging. Moreover, brands are deciding to not only change their designs but transition their capsules into other substrates when refreshing their wine packaging," White said. "We've seen closures change from what has been a polylaminate capsule for years now changing to PVC, (and) customers looking to enhance their package by upgrading their PVC capsules to poly capsules," she said, most notably transitioning tin capsules to Mav- erick's newest innovation, the Almost Tin Premium capsules. Maverick's current range includes capsules fabricated from PVC, polylam and ATP, the new, proprietary luxury upgrade. This "hybrid" capsule bridges the gap between polylam and tin, with a thicker, more malleable poly capsule. It's prescribed for bottles with "large or otherwise cumbersome bottle beads" that make polylam capsules more difficult for cap- sule application on the bottling line. This facilitates "a higher quality spindown," White said. "It's nice to have some- thing identifiable, any- thing helping people find what they're looking for." —Kristin Belair, Honig Vineyard & Winery