How to Choose the Correct Cardboard Wine Packaging for Your Needs

From breweries and wine farms to bespoke drinks producers, sourcing effective, reliable cardboard wine boxes is an essential step in delivering your wine to your customers. Whether you are making local deliveries or shipping your wine using the postal service, packaging that is designed to be both high impact and environmentally sustainable is a must have. Read on for help with choosing the perfect cardboard wine packaging for your needs.

How much wine are you transporting at a time?

The amount of wine you are looking to transport will determine the type of cardboard wine box that will best suit your needs. For larger quantities of wine, a 6 or 12 bottle box will be the most efficient method of transport, whereas smaller quantities will be more suited to a 3 bottle box or a bottle box sleeve.

Manufacturers and wholesalers are more likely to opt for larger boxes, as this will best enable the shipment of large quantities of stock in an efficient way. On the other hand, boutique or ecommerce wine sellers are more likely to sell and ship their wine in smaller quantities, making the smaller boxes more suitable.

Will you be shipping your wine in the post?

If your wine will be shipping in the post, having a regularly shaped box will be important in ensuring your wine remains safe in transit. For the majority of businesses, 6 or 12 bottle boxes will be your best option as the outside of the box is regular in shape, making it easy to transport. Even if you are shipping less than 6 bottles, you can still opt for this size box by placing your wine bottles in a diagonal pattern in the slots and filling the empty slots with packing materials such as foam peanuts or plastic padding.

Will the wine you are packaging be a gift?

If you are selling to consumers or selling wine that will be given as a gift, you may prefer to opt for a smaller box size to ensure your wine looks as presentable as possible upon arrival. In this case, consider packing your wine into a 3 bottle box or a bottle box sleeve and then packing this box into another regular, one compartment box. Be sure to fill the outer box with plenty of packing materials to ensure the inner box stays protected during transit. This way, the outer box will be a standard shape for transit but the irregularly shaped inner box holding the wine will look perfectly presentable and ready for gifting.

Why choose Challenge Packaging?

Made in the UK from BC fluted cardboard and quadruple-lined for extra security, our reinforced cardboard wine boxes include internal dividers and a base plate to ensure your wine is extremely well protected during transport. Environmental sustainability is also very important to us, which is why our cardboard products contain around 70% recycled cardboard and are 100% recyclable. We guarantee cardboard products that offer high levels of protection, are quick and easy to use, and are completely plastic free. Shop now to explore our range of cardboard wine packaging options.