First Screw-Cap Sparkling Wine Bottles Down Under

Guala Closures Australia and O-I have launched Australia's first screw-capped sparkling wine bottles for De Bortoli Wines. The Viva closure was developed locally by Guala Closures Australia in response to ongoing complaints from industry and consumers about traditional cork-closed sparkling wines, including opening difficulty and loss of carbonation. Guala worked in collaboration with O-I to develop a bottle specifically designed to fit the closure, while maintaining a premium image and key dimensions to match existing filling lines and secondary packaging. The closure system took five years to develop and significant investment in R&D to ensure it was suited to traditional 5-gas-volume sparkling wines.