Wine incites passion and has stirred emotions for centuries. In more recent years the packaging of our favourite grape-based drink has also evolved enormously and demands more attention.

From a classic vintage red in a glass bottle with a cork stopper to bag-in-box containers or aseptic cartons and cans, it's not just the drink that gets us talking but also how it's packaged.

Quality control
Protecting the sealed contents by keeping out oxygen is essential. Making sure the packaging is up to the job and still being easy-to-open is a key quality control task.

Cork stoppers
Producers of cork (natural, synthetic or technical) need to tailor their stoppers according to the wines they will seal.

Getting the right coating for the cork is vital to its frictional properties when it's inserted into a bottle and later extracted by the consumer.

Not to mention ensuring the cork has the correct elasticity to allow expansion when a top-vintage is to be stored for decades before drinking.

Contents: This video shows

Cork extraction force test to ISO 9727-5 ​00:03
Removal torque of spirits stopper 00:15​
Removal torque test on sparkling wine corks 00:27​
dimensional recovery of a cork after compression to ISO 9727-4 00:37​
Pop and tear testing of cans 00:48​
Removal torque of screw-cap closure 01:00