Winemakers' Federation of Australia Packaging Guidelines

The Winemakers' Federation of  Australia (WFA) Packaging Committee, made up of industry representatives including Wine Industry Suppliers Australia Inc (WISA), was established by the WFA to enable the development of a unified position for the wine industry in regard to packaging related issues. By maintaining a forum for direct discussion amongst industry stakeholders, the Packaging Committee is positioned to respond to political, technological, environmental, regulatory and market-driven changes in wine, wine product and brandy packaging.

The following guidelines have been prepared by the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) Packaging Committee. The guidelines are intended to provide a basic level of understanding of fundamental wine packaging issues for small to medium wineries and new entrants to the industry and are best used as a guide to the discussions that wineries should be having regarding specifications required for dry goods between packaging suppliers, wineries/brand owners and wine packagers.

The expert advice provided by members of the WFA Packaging Committee in the preparation of this document is gratefully acknowledged. These guidelines are supplemented by ‘The Code of Good Manufacturing Practice for the Australian Grape and Wine Industry’ prepared by the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) and the Wine Packagers of Australia (WPA) recommendations.