Wine debuts in barrier-coated PET bottles

摘要

In March 2008, Artisan Wine Co., British Columbia, introduced to Canadian markets its Painted Turtle brand Semillion/Chardonnay and Cabernet/Shiraz wines in 750-mL silicon oxide-coated PET bottles from Ball Corp.rnThe FDA-compliant, ultra-thin (less than 100 nanometers) SIG PLASMAX SiOX coating is supplied by SIG Beverages, a div. of SIG Holding AG. It is a commercially proven, transparent, oxygen-barrier coating that resists cracking, abrasion, delamination, and other degradation. Applied to the inside of the PET bottle by a process called Plasma Impulse Chemical Vapor Deposition, it helps protect the wine's shelf life and is said to be easily removed during the PET recycling process.