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- 1. The transport of wine over long distances Jing Liu(Iris)
- 2. Transporting wine in bulk quantities poses many challenges • Suitable temperature and humidity for the wine • Spoilage due to oxidation, contamination, re- fermentation or tainting of the wine • Preventing breakage • High costs
- 3. Transporting wine is a tricky task, as the storage vessel needs to accomplish: • Air must be kept out of the vessel to prevent oxidation. • The vessel must be strong enough not to easily break, without being so heavy that it cannot be easily. • The vessel itself shouldn’t interact with the wine.
- 4. History 6,000BC, Georgia The Kvevri The oldest storage vessel
- 5. Amphora 4,800BC *Standardized clay containers from the bronze age *Amphorae were the ancient world’s standardized way to transport wine *Invented by the Egyptians *Easy to produce, easy to transport *They reached their peak in usage and standardiazation in ancient Greece and Rome.
- 6. The Move To Oak Barrels In Rome • http://cn.vectorhq.com/psd/ wood-barrel-4-psd-462698 Amphorae were the transport medium for the Romans until they encountered the Gauls . They found a people were transporting beer in wooden barrels, bound together with metal hoops. The Romans adopted the wooden barrels through the Gauls. And some earlier civilizations used palm wood barrels to transport wine
- 7. Nowadays, there are 2 most common ways to transport wine in bulk
- 8. ISO Tanks(Internationa l Organisation for Standardisation) The tank is made of stainless steel and is surrounded by various protective skin layers, which in this case would be a skin suitable for transporting wine.
- 9. Flexitanks • A large one-way Bag which fits inside A standard 20’ Shipping container. http://zyblt001.en.ec21.com/offer_detail/Sell_Flexitank_for_20ft_Container--9567496.html?gubun=S
- 10. Transporting wine in bulk Advantages • The cost of transporting wine in bulk is lower than transporting wine in bottles. • Transporting wine in bulk costs less energy and carbon emissions. Disadvantages • Greater chance of spoilage. Oxidation because of defective seal on tank. • Greater risk to be contaminative and tainted.
- 12. Transporting wine ready packaged in glass bottles Advantages •Wine is ready to sell immediately upon arrival •Convenient way of transport for both producer and buyer •Sealed bottles prevent tainting of wine Disadvantages • High risk of breakage • High cost of transport and requires extra packaging materials • Inability to control temperature to prevent spoilage due to oxidation • High energy use and CO2 emissions
- 13. Moving a lot of wine around is not an easy task.
- 14. Now, go grab a glass of wine Cheers ^_^
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