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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
- Aaron Haw - Brown Brothers (Chair)
- Don Bruce - Treasury Wine Estates
- Kim Bateman - Accolade Wines
- Alex Dorman - Pernod Ricard Winemakers
- Steve Guy - Wine Australia
- Richard McCaughey - Estates & Wines
- Matthew Moate - Wine Industry Suppliers Australia Inc (WISA)
- Neil Scrimgeour - The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)
- Jim Kirkpatrick - Best Bottlers (WPA)
- David Evans - (WISA alternate)
- Jamie Roehr - Vinpac International
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John Kontrec - Australian Vintage Limited
- Jason Spiteri - Yalumba Family Vignerons
Secretariat
- Tony Battaglene - Australian Grape & Wine
- 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.
