Wine should only be glass right?

So good wine is always packaged in glass bottles right? There are some people who believe that corks are superior to caps in all ways. With the exception of sparkling wines and champagnes, most wine is now sealed with caps not cork. Change is not bad, it can be good, very good.

An Australian winemaker has made a dramatic change by placing some of it’s top shelf wine into cans not glass bottles. A Gold Medal at the 2011 International Wine Challenge in London shows that change can be very good.

It is innovative and like the introduction of caps instead of corks, is creating waves throughout the wine industry.

The many advantages of the new “Vinsafe” product include; increased outdoor use, lighter weight, recyclable material, rapid cooling, portable, hardy, sunlight resistant, not able to be used as a weapon, safer for use, completely sealed and easily transportable.

Due to the nature of the wine and it’s constant changes, there had to be a lot of design work done, including the development of a special lining and a specific process to allow aeration. The company also required that the packaging supported a shelf-life of two years.

The wine also had to be adjusted to work with the new process and packaging. Th