The weather has been kind, the grapes have grown, the wine has been produced and it’s all bottled and ready to go.

But did you think about how you were going to get it from the vineyard to retailers? How it was going to navigate the supply chain and ecommerce channels? How were you going to stand out on a shelf amidst other gift boxed wines?

Alongside producing great wine, packaging, in all its forms should be considered alongside the process so when the wine is ready to go to market everything is prepared having been fully thought through, sampled, tested and manufactured.

Jonathan Lewis, Managing Director, Boxes and Packaging (Oxford) who are a patron of WineGB and experienced wine industry packaging designers and manufacturers for over 20 years, shares his thoughts on why packaging is pivotal to success.

from a-b

One of the most important things to consider is how you will get you wine products from A to B. Typically, most English wine is in glass bottles, and this requires a robust and well-designed range of packaging to move product safely from the vineyard, bottling plant or distillery to retailers.

Designs need to be made from the appropriate corrugated board grade, have the correct fittings and dividers specified to minimise product movement within the outer box, and should be strong enough to allow for stacking and handling without any residual damage.

This is why corrugated offers the perfect solution. Its flexibility means our designers can create solutions that are made to measure with bespoke fittings and dividers to ensure products are safe, have limited movement during transit ensuring they arrive at their end destination intact and undamaged. Additionally, we offer moulded pulp as a complimentary product.

This type of solution is ideal for shipping high volumes of products into retail environments or boxes of wine or drinks direct to consumers through an ecommerce channel.

looking good

Whilst the humble corrugated transit box is essential to the drinks sector supply chain, what happens when an eye-catching packaging solution is required?

Whether it’s a luxury single bottle gift box, a gift pack for a special or seasonal offer, or a retail ready solution to assist shoppers when making instore purchases, our talented designers can create the perfect pack or box.

corrugated – sustainable and successful

So, you may be wondering, why corrugated?

Simply, corrugated is the ideal packaging material to protect the products of the UK Wine industry for a range of reasons including flexibility, strength, sustainability and recyclability.

Because there is such a range of different board grades,  our designers will advise and select the most appropriate board grades to fulfil the customers wishes. The choice will be made considering the weight of the products in the box or pack, how the products need to be protected, how the products will be accessed and how they will be stacked, stored and transported.

In addition, the fact that corrugated board is made from at least 80% recycled material and is 100% recyclable through domestic and commercial recycling methods, makes it hugely appealing to businesses and consumers alike. All the board we purchase is from FSC certified sources and we can provide information on this to support customers own ESG objectives.

All things considered; corrugated packaging truly is the ideal choice for the UK wine industry whether you are a small- or large-scale producer.

manufacturing capabilities

Customers also benefit from Boxes and Packaging being part of the Logson Group, the largest independent corrugated company in the UK.

This gives our customers access to high quality flexographic and digital print which means we can design, manufacture and deliver the most impressive and accurate print finishes to ensure your products stand out in a busy marketplace.

From simple bar codes and product information to gift boxes which hold their own in the Uks most exclusive retailers, we work with customers to develop printed corrugated packaging that meets all objectives.

With our expertise supporting businesses in the sector why not get in touch with the leading wine packaging provider in the UK and let us help you solve your packaging challenges.