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PACKAGING INTERVIEW
On the recycling side, we rent pallets from
CHEP Pallets, which have a long lifespan and
are repaired and reused many times over, as
needed. We also collect pallets we receive from
suppliers and return them to the same suppliers
for reuse whenever possible. We follow the
same process with capsule and label boxes—
even the cardboard ones—stockpiling until
we've collected enough of them to send back
to capsule or label manufacturers, who fill
them again and resend them to us with prod-
uct. We use natural corks and partner with
Napa Recycling to send them on to a second
use such as flooring, shoe soling or even golf
club handles. Any cardboard that can't be re-
used is bundled, baled and recycled.
There are opportunities to reduce your im-
pact everywhere, if you look for them.
Q
What closures are you using and why?
Sobbizadeh: Our closure choices start with
quality. Our winemakers must be certain that the
wine they hand off to production reaches the
CLOSURE SUPPLIERS
Company Phone Website
ACIC Cork and Closures (707) 630-1380 acicclosures.com
All American Containers -
East Coast
(315) 585-6045 aacwine.com
All American Containers -
Pacific Coast
(707) 838-8864 aacwine.com
Amcor Flexibles
American Canyon
(877) 783-5846 stelvin.com
Amorim Cork America (707) 224-6000 amorimca.com
APHOLOS Metal
Labels & Closures
(5411) 4501-3201 metal-labels.com
Bastos LLC (707) 968-5008 bastosllc.com
Battistella USA (707) 863-7755 battistellacapsule.com
Berlin Packaging
formerly Diablo Valley Packaging
(707) 422-4300 berlinpackaging.com
Brick Packaging Corp. Inc. (866) 770-7600 brickpackaging.com
Bruni Glass Packaging (707) 752-6200 bruniglass.com
BSG HandCraft (800) 999-2440 bsghandcraft.com
BT-Watzke America Inc. (503) 317-9956 bt-watzke.com
California Capsules (805) 610-9890 californiacapsules.com
Carolina Wine Supply (336) 677-6831 carolinawinesupply.com
CFP Winemakers (412) 232-4507 cfpwinemakers.com
ColloPack Solutions (707) 258-3940 collopack.com
Cork Supply USA (707) 746-0353 corksupply.com
CorkTec (860) 851-9417 corktec.com
Cornerstone Wine Supply (707) 494-3359 cornerstonewinesupply.com
Cortica Benicia (CB USA) (800) 532-2207 cbcork.com
Diam Closures USA (800) 321-8747 g3enterprises.com
Enoplastic USA (707) 207-7904 enoplastic.com
Etched Images Inc. (707) 252-5450 etchedimages.com
Fetzer chooses its screwcap liners based on oxygen transmission rate.
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