The Impact Packaging Type Has on the Flavor of Wine

Abstract

This is a literature review of the most commonly available wine packaging categories. This includes glass bottles, polyethylene terephthalate bottles (PET), bag-in-box (BIB), aluminum cans, and Tetra Pak. This review includes a description and history of each category. In addition, the market share and environmental impacts of each category are discussed. Special attention is paid to the reported impact on packaged wine flavor and aroma for each packaging type. Finally, the potential impacts on consumer preference are discussed. While glass is still the dominant packaging material within the wine industry and by consumer demand, economic and environmental concerns are driving the industry and consumers to investigate and adopt alternative packaging materials.

Consumers' preferences for low-priced wines' packaging alternatives: the influence of consumption occasion, gender, and age

“…Thus, preferences for different formats are not only explained by intrinsic package properties but seem to be also determined by perceptions about the wine contained in the different formats. While some of these perceptions might be justified by the fact that packaging materials in contact with wine affect some of its chemical properties (Thompson-Witrick et al., 2021), differences in wine properties' perceptions between TGB and MGB seem to be unfounded.…”

“…Acknowledging this lack of knowledge on consumers' preferences for alternative wine packaging and considering that economic and environmental concerns are driving the wine industry and consumers to investigate and adopt alternative packaging materials (Thompson-Witrick et al, 2021;Bandinelli et al, 2020), the purpose of this research is the identification and analysis of variables that might determine consumers' preferences for different wine packaging alternatives. To meet this goal, this study compares perceptions and preferences for three different formats available for low-priced wines in the Chilean market: Brick Liquid Carton, Traditional Glass Bottle (0.75 L), and Magnum Glass Bottle [1] (1.5 L).…”

“…This scarcity of knowledge regarding wine consumers' preferences for alternative packaging formats neglects the fact that in many markets and especially for low-priced wines (less than $5 per liter), wine producers have started to introduce different packaging alternatives to commercialize their products. Therefore, and even though glass is still the dominant packaging material within the wine industry and by consumer demand (Thompson-Witrick et al., 2021), supermarkets and specialized stores shelves have started to concede increasing space to low-priced wines presented in alternative packages such as PET bottles, liquid cartons, bag-in-box and others. Indeed, data from Euromonitor International (2020) shows that, although the worldwide average annual growth rate (AAGR) and the compound average growth rate (CAGR) of retail sales of wine (unit volume) between 2015 and 2020 were slight (0.063 and 0.067% respectively), these growth indicators were dissimilar for different package formats, with sales of glass bottles growing less (AAGR = 0.108%; CAGR = 0.113%) than sales of PET bottles (AAGR = 0.182%; CAGR = 0.225%), liquid cartons (AAGR = 1.281%; CAGR = 1.295%), and bag-in-box (AAGR = 3.459%; CAGR = 3.477%).…”

“…Acknowledging this lack of knowledge on consumers' preferences for alternative wine packaging and considering that economic and environmental concerns are driving the wine industry and consumers to investigate and adopt alternative packaging materials (Thompson-Witrick et al. , 2021; Bandinelli et al.…”

Hydrogen Sulfide Formation in Canned Wines Under Long-Term and Accelerated Conditions

“…Compared to many other types of wine packaging (e.g. glass with screwcap, synthetic, or natural cork closures; Bag-in-Box) (Revi et al 2014, Crouvisier-Urion et al 2018, the effects of beverage cans on wine chemistry and sensory properties have not been well described in the peer-reviewed literature, although some information has been reported through extension bulletins, trade journals, conference proceedings and patents (Thompson-Witrick et al 2021, Scrimgeour et al 2019, Allison et al 2020, Coetzee 2021, Stokes et al 2012. A major concern for winemakers with any packaging is oxygen exposure and subsequent wine oxidation (Revi et al 2014, Crouvisier-Urion et al 2018.…”