About Australian Grape & Wine Inc
Packaging Committee
Packaging Committee
The Packaging Committee provides a forum for direct discussion among stakeholders – and advice to the Australian Grape & Wine Board – on political, technological, environmental, regulatory and market driven changes in wine, wine product and brandy packaging.
Membership
- Richard McCaughey – Chandon (Chair)
- Andy Carr – Brown Brothers Family Wine Group
- Naomi Dalwood – Treasury Wine Estates
- Shirley Fraser – WISA
- Alex Dorman – Pernod Ricard Winemakers
- Jesse Auricht- Yalumba Family Winemakers
- Steve Guy – Stephen Guy (Consultant)
- Wayne Breguet – Best Bottlers
- Kieran Hirlam – The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)
- Jamie Roehr – Vinpac International
- Mark Alexander- Australian Vintage Limited
- Eric Wilkes – The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)
Secretariat
- Damien Griffante – Australian Grape & Wine
- Sandy Davis – Minute Secretary
Terms of Reference
- Updating and promoting the Wine Packaging Guidelines
- Encouraging cooperation between winemakers and local packaging companies in response to proposed changes to packaging specifications by major national and international distributors
- Working to improve safety levels for packing and transporting wine
- Maintaining a watching brief on Container Deposit Legislation
- Investigating the development of a benchmark for whole of life packaging costs in Australia
- Monitoring international and domestic allergen and other mandatory labelling
- Monitoring the lightweighting of bottles internationally and working with domestic bottle producers on lightweighting issues
- Providing input into the National Trade Measurement Legislation and Regulations
- Keeping WFA members informed of any relevant changes to packaging regulations, domestically and internationally.