Industry Resources and Links
We hope you found AboutBoxedWine.com informative and a useful resoure for all things boxed wine. However, if you are in need of more information, you will find useful links regarding, wine terminology, wine associations and packaging associations.
Wine Terminology Links
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_wine_terms
Sally’s Place: http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/wine/wine_glossery.htm
WineEducation.com: http://www.wineeducation.com/glosa.html
Wine Lover’s Page: http://www.wineloverspage.com/wineguest/wgg.html
Steve Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar: http://www.wineaccess.com/expert/tanzer/glossary.html
eRobertParker.com: http://www.erobertparker.com/info/glossary.asp
The Wine Doctor: http://www.thewinedoctor.com/glossary/glossary.shtml
Wine Association Links
American Society of Enology and Viticulture
The American Society for Enology and Viticulture (the sciences of winemaking and grape growing) is a non-profit, professional society dedicated to the interests of enologists, viticulturists, and others in the fields of wine and grape research and production throughout the world.
ASEV’s membership includes professionals from wineries, vineyards, academic institutions and organizations.
Brazilian Association of Food and Beverage Importers and Exporters
The A.B.B.A’s main objective is to stimulate and conduct its associates in all aspects relating to foreign commerce. The A.B.B.A. has been developing partnerships with entities in the International Commerce sector with the intention of promoting business for its affiliates.
Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association
Texas currently has 133 commercial wineries and 3700 acres of commercial vineyard land. The Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association is the only representative trade association that serves the commercial industry across the state of Texas.
Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers
The Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers advocates for the Washington wine growing industry by educating, promoting, representing, and unifying.
The Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers vision is encouraging a positive business environment for continued growth and production of world-class Washington-grown wines.
Packaging Association Links
International Beverage Dispensing Equipment Association
IBDEA is an international non-profit trade association representing companies that sell, lease, rent, manufacture and service beverage dispensing equipment and supplies.
Mata Ciliar Association
Founded in 1988, the Mata Ciliar Association (AMC) works to recover and protect the environment.
National Packaging Covenant
The Covenant is a voluntary initiative, by Government and Industry, to reduce the environmental effects of packaging on the Environment. It is designed to minimise the environmental impacts arising from the disposal of used packaging, conserve resources through better design and production processes and facilitate the re-use and recycling of used packaging materials.
Netherlands Packaging Centre
www.nvc.nl
The Netherlands Packaging Centre is, in the whole packaging chain, the place to be for knowledge transfer, where packaging experts meet, exchange information and keep their knowledge updated.
Sustainable Packaging Coalition
The SPC is an industry group dedicated to transforming packaging into a system that encourages economic prosperity and a sustainable flow of materials. Their mission is to advocate and communicate a positive, robust environmental vision for packaging and to support innovative, functional packaging materials and systems that promote economic and environmental health through supply chain collaboration.
