It’s Thanksgiving: Thank Goodness for Wine
Thanksgiving is a time for enjoying a good glass of wine. It is also a time for dining with friends and family and being expected to bring a dish or…
Concrete and Stainless Steel – The Past and Future of Wine
Unlike in fashion, trends in technology are rarely cyclical. You’d never see someone earnestly using an old 80’s car phone now that we have tiny, high-powered computers in our pockets.…
Has Wine Finally Left The Oak Barrel Behind?
Wine hasn’t always been aged in oak barrels. In fact, wine greatly predates the oak barrels, and the advent of the oak wine barrel was primarily transportation-driven (you can read…
International Bulk Wine & Spirits Show: A Case for Buying Bulk in Stainless Steel Kegs
Shipping wine can be a logistical nightmare. Whether you are a vineyard shipping your wine to a producer to make a blend, or a winemaker or fulfillment company shipping to…
BYOB: A History of Wine Transportation P4
Wine is precious. This statement has rung true for humanity since the beverages discovery. Wine played an integral role in ancient religions, rituals, trade and entertainment. For over 8,000 years,…
BYOB: History of Wine Transportation Part 3
Almost as soon as humans discovered and developed wine, they started inventing ways to store and transport wine. Eventually, we created stainless steel wine drums, today’s favorite form of bulk…
BYOB: History of Wine Transportation P2
Before wine making stainless steel barrels, we found many ways to store and transport wine. For the second installment of our brief history of transporting wine, we present the oldest…
BYOB: An 8,000 Year History of Wine Transportation
Wine has been around for a while. In ancient times when clean water was scarce, wine kept humans alive...and probably perpetually buzzed. Wine was the drink of the gods. Wine…