PACKAGING INTERVIEW
May 2017 WINES&VINES 57
WINE KEG SUPPLIERS
Company Phone Website
Black Forest Container
Systems LLC
(864) 282-2301 blackforestmktg.com
Blefa Kegs Inc. (615) 462-4322 bc.franke.com
Complete Welders Supply (707) 258-0885 completewelderssupply.com
Free Flow Wines (415) 626-1215 freeflowwines.com
G3 Enterprises (800) 321-8747 g3enterprises.com
MATHESON (800) 823-2837 mathesonwine.com
Mio Vigneto Products (415) 531-6450 miovigneto.com
Napa Fermentation Supplies (707) 255-6372 napafermentation.com
petainerKeg (800) 321-8747 g3enterprises.com
Prime Tap Wine (707) 968-5767 primetapwine.com
TORR Industries (530) 247-6909 torrindustries.com
TricorBraun (314) 569-3633 tricorbraun.com
TricorBraun WinePak (707) 399-5800 tricorbraunwinepak.com
United Bottles & Packaging (450) 622-1600 unitedbottles.com
For information about the suppliers listed above, visit winesandvines.com/buyersguide
or see Wines & Vines' 2017 Buyer's Guide.
production processes, so we are thrilled to be
taking this step. We always value-engineer
every label from a product's inception, be-
cause that's one of our responsibilities on the
production side. The brand strategists and
marketers are focused on communicating to
the consumer about what is in the bottle. They
are not thinking about reducing one edge of
the label by 2 mm to eliminate waste on the
print run. They trust us to do those calcula-
tions up front, so the labels will be as efficient
as they are effective.
When Concha y Toro purchased Fetzer Vine-
yards in 2011, an early initiative was to sig-
nificantly reduce the size of the Fetzer label to
eliminate unnecessary waste and to achieve a
more premium feel. For Bonterra Organic Vine-
yards, labels are crafted from post-consumer
recycled paper. We are continually searching
for opportunities such as this for all of our
products, and we work closely with marketing
to ensure an effective marriage of consumer
appeal and environmental consciousness in all
of our designs.
A resident of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Laurie Daniel
has been a journalist for more than 35 years. She has
been writing about wine for publications for more than
21 years and has been a Wines & Vines contributor
since 2006.
Utilizing kegs for Bon-
terra Sauvignon Blanc
retains freshness and
eliminates waste.
