At first you may think the answer to this is no - how would that even work? The reality is it’s far more common than you think. Newly planted grapevines can take five to six years to produce any fruit that’s suitable for winemaking which can be a barrier for new wineries. There are two key ways to start a winery without a vineyard.

Bottling wines in a traditional 750ml bottle is a pretty standard wine packaging format around the world, but if you want to stand out, or do something a little different, there is an array of wine packaging options to enable this to happen. Innovation and new technology have led to our Liquor Store shelves being filled with various unique wine packaging formats.

The ease of getting a product to market and presenting in a format that will generate the most sales is pivotal when designing a product and electing its packaging format. There are a range of benefits and challenges to all potential beverage packaging formats but there is always a solution that will best suit your business and beverage product.

When you’re first launching your beverage or cider brand, it’s likely you’ve started with just your product, some funky packaging, and a lot of love for what you’ve created. To manufacture your product on a consistent and regular basis is another challenge.

As a result of running our own canning facility for a number of years and having connections to others in the industry, we have picked up a few tips and tricks to make canning ready-to-drink beverages as seamless as possible.