62 WINES&VINES May 2017
BUSINESS PRACTICAL WINERY & VINEYARD
BOTTLING LINE SUPPLIERS
Company Phone Website
A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp. (727) 937-5144 abcpackaging.com
AaquaTools Inc. (800) 777-2922 aaquatools.com
Aaron Equipment Co. (630) 350-2200 aaronequipment.com
AROL North America Inc. (678) 318-1290 arol.com
ARS/SWASH Sanitizing
Equipment
(707) 942-8330 swashequipment.com
Bucher Vaslin North America (707) 823-2883 bvnorthamerica.com
California Capsules (805) 610-9890 californiacapsules.com
ColloPack Solutions (707) 258-3940 collopack.com
Complete Welders Supply (707) 258-0885 completewelderssupply.com
Criveller Group (707) 431-2211 criveller.com
Della Toffola USA Ltd. (707) 544-5300 dellatoffola.us
Electro-Steam Generator Corp. (866) 617-0764 electrosteam.com
Emmeti USA LLC (814) 466-2183 emmetiusa.com
Fogg Filler Co. (616) 786-3644 foggfiller.com
FT System North America (781) 367-3884 ftsystem.com
G3 Enterprises (800) 321-8747 g3enterprises.com
Great Engineering 61 (03) 9646 8688 greatengineering.com
Halsey Bottling LLC (707) 695-1149 halseybottling.com
Imada Inc. (847) 562-0834 imada.com
Impresstik Labeling Systems (707) 291-2803 impresstiklabelers.com
Krones Inc. (414) 409-4000 kronesusa.com
MATHESON (800) 823-2837 mathesonwine.com
MBF North America Inc. (844) 711-8182 mbfnorthamerica.com
Mio Vigneto Products (415) 531-6450 miovigneto.com
Parker Hannifin (800) 343-4048 parkern2.com
PE USA Inc. (513) 771-7374 pe-us.com
Peregrine Mobile Bottling LLC (707) 637-7584 peregrinemobilebottling.com
Primera Technology Inc. (763) 475-6676 primeralabel.com
Prooftag (335) 632-11050 prooftag.net
per shift, it can handle up to 2,400
cases. The 18-valve unit can bottle
an extra 300-400 cases per shift.
The minimum production run is
1,000 cases. Arce has operated
bottling lines in the past and con-
sults on locally owned fixed bot-
tling lines. He estimates 10% of
the wineries in the area own bot-
tling equipment.
Tom Eddy of Tom Eddy Win-
ery in Calistoga, Calif., has uti-
lized mobile bottling lines since
working at Chateau Souverain in
1981. He has used mobile bot-
tling for clients since 1995 and at
his own Tom Eddy Winery since
2014. He is a big believer in the
technology, stating that mobile
bottling units are so good, "They
do a better job than if the winery
did it themselves. In addition to
the quality they provide, there is
recourse to the bottler if there are
quality issues."
Since Eddy occasionally serves
as an expert witness for insur-
ance matters, he is familiar with
claims regarding bottling and
finds there are less and less qual-
ity issues with mobile trucks. One
aspect he likes about contracting
outside bottlers is that he knows
the exact cost per bottle.
Some wineries have issues
with mobile bottling because of
scheduling high-volume orders.
Tom Eddy Winery, however, is a
small winery producing 5,000
cases per year of very high-qual-
ity wines and only needs bottling
services three times per year. This
allows Eddy to schedule well in
advance.
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