Local innovation revolutionising the way we drink wine

A South Australian business is set to revolutionise wine consumption after developing an innovative screw cap that can manually add a flavour or reduce preservatives. Vinnovate – founded by Barossa Valley brothers Joshua and Simon Schmidt – has received funding …

Vinnovate: il tappo australiano riduce l’effetto dei solfiti

Tra i dibattiti che animano il mondo del vino, quello sui tappi (meglio in sughero o sintetici?) è ancora decisamente aperto. Dall’Europa all’America, passando per l’Australia e il Sudafrica, sono molti gli studi dedicati ai wine closures. L’obiettivo è uno e uno …

Would a cap with a flavour chamber transform a wine’s taste?

A warm welcome to ThePackHub’s weekly newsletter on all things packaging innovation. Each week we publish 25 packaging innovations in our Innovation Zone database. We’ve picked out a few recently uploaded entries that we think you might like to know …

Vinnovate uncorks fresh Vino Cap success

by Valerina Changarathil, The Advertiser April 26, 2016 12:00am BAROSSA Valley brothers Joshua and Simon Schmidt’s screw cap closure which allows wine drinkers to dictate their own tastes when enjoying a tipple has been judged as the top start-up idea …

Alternativa al corcho y el tapón de vino antisulòtos

24/06/2016 El corcho dentro del mundo no está en horas bajas pero es verdad que están surgiendo alternativas que discuten su supremacía como por ejemplo los tapones de rosca. En otras ocasiones ya hemos hablado en Susurros del Vino de …

A catalyst for SA’s brightest student innovators

May 22 2015 The teams from Vinnovate and Voxiebox in front of Venture Catalyst bannerA new container closure technology and a 3D holographic display that can be used in both the video gaming industry or manufacturing and hardware marketing and …

Future of wine is revealed – it’s all in the cap

By Candice Sears 9 May 2016 Brothers take home $35,000 prize in winexplorer innovation challenge South Australian brothers, Joshua and Simon Schmidt have won the Brancott Estate winexplorer innovation challenge and $35,000, following a competitive pitch to a panel of …

A “Vinnovative” Solution

May 05, 2016 An innovative bottle closure with the potential to significantly reduce wine allergies is being developed in Australia’s most famous wine region. Vinnovate Barossa Valley brothers Joshua and Simon Schmidt started their South Australian company Vinnovate in 2012 …