In remote epochs of history, man and transporting wine in containers similar to those used today and are called bag in box.
In ancient Greece, they used containers of leather, sewn and glued to Sevian to contain liquids. There were also closed and sealed with the plugs impregnated oil or wax amphorae. In the Middle Ages began to use barrels.
Currently, most of the wine poduce in stainless steel tanks and oak barrels. It is no longer exported “barrels”, but in bottles that are packed in 6 or 12 bottles in corrugated boxes high density.
Bulk wine
About 20% of total exports of Chilean wine in volume corresponds to bulk wine. For exports of unbottled wine, some 15 years ago they were used the famous “Isotanks” (or “Tank Containers”). The Isotanque container was designed to carry all kinds of liquids.
Today, the packaging is used primarily to transport bulk wine are the “Flexitanks” (or flexibags), offered as a safe and economical alternative transport of bulk liquids. They provide significant savings in volume compared to container transport-tank, allowing transport up to 24,000 liters per container of 20 ‘(feet).
Generally, bottled wines are exported in containers of 20 ‘and 40’ long, while reinforced containers of 20 ‘for shipments of bulk wine in “Flexitanks” are used because of the large volume shipped.
The “Ultra Premium” wines are usually transported in “reefer” (or chilled) containers that maintain the temperature between 16 ° and 18 ° C, so that this high value bebestible arrive in perfect condition to international markets.
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