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In The Winery

Image Credit: Top It Off Bottling

Choosing a Mobile Bottler

for Your Winery:

Questions to Ask Before Hiring One

By: Alyssa L. Ochs
L ast year, we published an article about the Making the Decision to Go Mobile

pros and cons of mobile bottling and who’s
been using this service in the wine indus-
try. Now we’re taking that conversation one step Mobile bottling typically involves a specialized
vendor coming onsite with a trailer, bottling unit,
further to discuss how to pick the right mobile bot- and hoses to pump wine from a winery’s tanks to
tler for your operations, the various options that the mobile bottler’s filling tanks. Wineries are usu-
mobile bottlers have to offer, and what questions ally responsible for providing the bottles, closures,
to ask when you decide to package your wine this and labels, as well as some onsite staff to ensure
way. Mobile bottling options are helping wineries everything goes smoothly and to assist with the
keep costs down, but costs can also skyrocket with labor.
a poor bottling plan in place.
Wineries often choose mobile bottling to save

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