Scott Laboratories is pleased to announce the launch of Scott Premium Closures, an independent venture created to serve the wine and specialty beverage industry with a dedicated focus on closures.   As part of this transition, all closure sales, support, and operations will move from Scott Laboratories to Scott Premium Closures (www.spclosures.com).  The creation of Scott Premium Closures represents a strategic step towards ensuring long term sourcing stability and operational independence. As a standalone entity, the new closure business is better positioned to meet the evolving needs of beverage producers, while continuing to invest in its portfolio to best position the company for future growth.  As part of this commitment, Scott Premium Closures’ welcomes their first strategic acquisition, ACIC Cork & Closures. The ACIC brand expands the Scott portfolio with new partnerships and an extended selection of natural cork, capsules, bar tops, and related offering

The strategic move - away from primary content and towards using recycled tin - helps Amcor Capsules deliver its vision for a more responsible wine and spirits packaging industry Zurich, Switzerland, 7 May 2024: Amcor Capsules, a global leader in developing and producing responsible closures and capsules for wine and spirits, today announces a strategic shift by introducing more than 90% recycled tin into its premium tin capsules and sparkling foils range. When it comes to sustainability, Amcor Capsules continues to be at the forefront of innovation on the wine and spirits market by introducing tin capsules with an unprecedented level of recycled content sourced from Europe. Indeed, Amcor Capsules has now established sourcing schemes that will enable the company to use recycled tin from end-of-life products, such as car radiators and batteries, ship propellers and bronze scraps from ornaments or statues. After recycling, the tin material is adapted and re-used for capsules and capping

Amcor Capsules and Scott Laboratories strengthen their partnership with a long-term contract for distributing tin capsules in North America and STELVIN® screwcaps on the West Coast Amcor Capsules is a global leader in developing and producing responsible capsules and closures for wine and spirits, and Scott Laboratories is the leading supplier for the North American wine and specialty beverage industry. This extension marks a commitment to a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship, fostering growth and innovation in the wine packaging industry.  “We are excited to share the news of our strengthened collaboration with Scott Laboratories. This partnership strongly aligns with our shared values and dedication to customer satisfaction. Teaming up with such a respected organization, in line with our sustainability goals, highlights our commitment to industry excellence. Together, we’re ready to make a positive impact while keeping exceptional customer care front and cent

Amcor Capsules and Scott Laboratories strengthen their partnership with a long-term contract for distributing tin capsules in North America and STELVIN® screwcaps on the West Coast   [Zurich, Switzerland, 11 March 2024] Amcor Capsules and Scott Laboratories proudly announce the extension of their successful collaboration. The renewal of their comprehensive, long-term contract solidifies the distributorship of premium tin capsules for wine in North America and STELVIN® screwcaps on the West Coast.  Amcor Capsules is a global leader in developing and producing responsible capsules and closures for wine and spirits, and Scott Laboratories is the leading supplier for the North American wine and specialty beverage industry. This extension marks a commitment to a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship, fostering growth and innovation in the wine packaging industry.  “We are excited to share the news of our strengthened collaboration with Scott Laboratories. This

Consumers increasingly believe companies have a responsibility to protect the planet but aren’t doing enough, and they’re willing to change their buying habits to reward companies that are. These concerns are deepest among millennials — the generation wineries have been courting to replace the retiring baby boomers that a recent UK study identified as being highly favorable to wine cork stoppers over artificial closures. Cork plays a crucial role in maintaining the world’s ecological balance, fighting climate change and desertification, and sustaining biodiversity. Cork producers like Amorim help ensure that the seven million acres of cork oak forest, an integral part of one of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots, remain protected. For the many consumers who consciously consider sustainability metrics before buying products, these forests are crucial in delivering a negative carbon balance of -393grams CO2-equivalents to Amorim’s cork stoppers, in s

Amorim Cork’s continuous commitment to research and development has resulted in the launch of the most advanced technology available in the micro-granulated cork closures segment. With the unveiling of Xpür® technology earlier 2021 – a more efficient and sustainable supercritical  CO2 process of treating cork granulates – Amorim is now offering an enhanced range of micro granulated closures that will set new performance and quality standards for winemakers  worldwide.  Scott Laboratories’ commitment to providing best-in-class products, technical expertise, and a  fierce dedication to customer success, coupled with their 80+ year record of being one of the  most trusted suppliers to the North American wine community, made them an obvious  distribution partner for Amorim’s newest line of micro-granulated cork products. This unique  partnership between Scott Labs and Amorim was dev

“Super-Sensory Trio Experience” at Notre Vue Estate

Educator Dr. Hoby Wedler, Winemaker Alex Holman, Chef Didier Ageorges team up Windsor, Sonoma County, July 2021 — On September 18 Notre Vue Estate has organized a “Super-Sensory Trio Experience,” where Dr. Hoby Wedler, the acclaimed “super-taster,” will, along with Notre Vue Estate winemaker Alex Holman and Didier Ageorges, Pascaline’s Executive Chef, present newly released […]

It’s not often in a competitive industry that a company is so confident in its products and services that a 100% quality promise becomes part of its signature – yet, that’s exactly what Scott Laboratories has incorporated through the Scott Promise™ program for its entire range of cork offerings. Scott Laboratories, the leading supplier of packaging, equipment, filtration, and fermentation products for the North American wine industry, is no stranger to firsts. Former CEO Bruce Scott spearheaded the formation of the Cork Quality Council to help set minimum quality standards for the cork industry. Scott Labs is the only independent North American-owned cork company, the first to bring Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) testing to the North American wine industry, and the first to use SO2 to protect natural cork. According to Chris Holman, Scott Labs’ General Manager of Cork & Packaging, it was the game-changing nature behind the company’s revolutio

Four Decades & Three Generations of Setting Sparkling Closures Apart Relationships, quality and innovation are at the heart of Scott Laboratories and its vendors, and with ICAS and Relvas, those relationships go beyond business. “They are like family,” says Chris Holman, GM of Cork & Packaging at Scott Labs. “Deep-rooted, engrained, and with unbreakable foundations.” Like a family, these relationships stretch back generations. Robert Scott (right) with Bruno Getto (center). Ivrea, 1965 with the Alps in background. “Our relationship with ICAS began in 1964,” writes CEO Zack Scott in an article highlighting the history of their collaboration, “when my grandfather, Robert Scott, purchased Scott Labs. The company owned the patents and molds for the plastic sparkling wine stopper. We needed wirehoods to hold those bad boys in place, so Robert headed to Europe to sign up new vendors. ICAS was his first success.” Paola Datta, who has bee

Scott Laboratories is known for the high-quality cork it has supplied to high-end, exclusive wineries since the 1970s. As the leading supplier of packaging, equipment, filtration and fermentation products for the North American wine industry, its mission is to deliver best-in-class products and services to its customers. Three years ago, their search for excellence led them to Amcor, whose global leadership in developing and producing high-quality, responsible packaging is unparalleled. “Our customers demand the best,” says Chris Holman, General Manager of Scott Labs’ Cork & Packaging Department, “and our goal is to bring them the best of the best. We vet our suppliers at length to ensure those expectations are met. The Amcor brand is synonymous with quality, and we’re proud to provide its products to our customers.” High quality cork deserves high quality tin overcaps, thus resulting in a successful partnership early on between Scott