Please take the time to read this before emailing and texting questions. Chances are, it’s all answered here for you. If you still have questions, give us a call or email. Thank you!
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Is there adequate space for the 34ft trailer?Are you accessible? All trees leading up to winery are trimmed?
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Does winery have dedicated power source of at least 60 amps, 240 volts, 3 phase OR 30 amp,480 volt, 3 phase?This needs to be within 100 feet of the bottling trailer. We will send you a picture of what the electrical outlet needs to be. Please reach out if you have any questions regarding the electrical requirements. We will not hook up to inadequate power sources or phase converters, this will damage our equipment. If your facility doesn’t have adequate power, you may need to rent a generator.
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Is water accessible to trailer?Within 50 feet
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Is wine bottle ready at 58 degrees Fahrenheit?Wines must be at least 58 degrees Fahrenheit to assure proper fill level and prevent condensation on bottles.
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Are labels ready and wound industry standard #3?PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO VISUALLY INSPECT ALL LABELS, FRONT AND BACK PRIOR TO OUR ARRIVAL.
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Is Nitrogen ordered?Requirements are estimated 1 lg cylinder/250 cases. 1 Dewar/ 2500 cases. We need 100 psi or higher.
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Proper hoses from tank to trailer ready?We do not provide hoses. They need to have 1 ½ inch clover fittings to attach to the bottling truck. Proper fittings for pushing in between lots?
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Glass is ready? Corks are ready? Foils are ready? Screwcaps are ready?Staff will need to hand place foils and screw caps, 2 people required. PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL GLASS IS THE SAME MOLD FOR EACH LOT, NO MIXED MANUFACTURERS OR “CLEAN-UP” OF LEFT OVER GLASS DURING BOTTLING. Mixing glass molds/manufacturers will jeopardize closures, label placements and potentially damage equipment.
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Screw cap requirements:We run standard ROPP 60x30 screw cap closures. Our preferred brand is Amcor. Screw capping slows the bottling line down to 55 bottles per minute max.
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Staff of 7-8 scheduled?Capsules are hand applied as are screwcaps. A forklift operator is also needed to supply trailer with empty glass and remove palletized wine. The line moves fast, crew needs to be able to keep up with the line speed. Crew needs to be adults and proper attire and footwear is required for safety.
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Case labels?Ifyou want case labels, all information required for each varietal needs to be submitted 1 week prior to bottling day. These are hand applied by your staff. Please take this into consideration when staffing.
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Contract is signed? Work order is filled out?IF you have your own flow chart for bottling day, please send that prior to bottling day. PLEASE HAVE ALL PACKAGES ARRANGED IN ORDER OF BOTTLING PRIOR TO OUR ARRIVAL TO OPTIMIZE YOUR TIME.
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Have you checked the weather for bottling day?Rain or extreme temps may affect bottling.
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Anything necessary prior to bottling day?Bottling begins at 8:00 am unless otherwise discussed. We will arrive at least an hour and a half prior to bottling start time to sterilize the line. Please relay any gate codes or security with us prior to bottling day so we can arrive and set up in a timely fashion. If there is a specific area where the bottling trailer needs to be set up, please relay that to us prior to bottling day.
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Check is ready for payment after bottling is finished?We only accept checks and it is due at the end of bottling day.
Please note any delays in delivery of packaging materials, faulty packaging materials, irregular packages (tall, slender, or tapered bottles), high filter pressures, filter changes, wine not at adequate temperature or other delays beyond the control of Ball Bottling, resulting in bottling delays or production will result in longer bottling times.
PRICING
$3000
Minimum daily rate
$500/ hour with a 6 hour minimum
Additional charges
Filter Cost : Market price
Filter Rental: $200 ( full price if filter is clogged)
Case Labels: .10cents per label
Generator Rental: $400/ day
Hotel Cost if needed
Travel fee where applicable
We can give you an estimate of how many days your job will take based of the information you provide. Depending on how many bottle changes, lot changes and case count will reflect the time it takes to complete each job. Based on packaging and speed of crew and client performance, we average on the low side 200 cases per hour and highs of 250 cases per hour.
If you want us to print case labels, we will need all information you would like on the labels one week prior to bottling to prepare them. These are standard 3x4 white labels and are still hand applied by your staff.
For those clients with multiple winemakers/clients in one bottling, it will be your responsibility to divide up the invoice at the end of bottling. Ball Bottling will create one invoice per job. Payment is due at the end of bottling and Ball Bottling accepts checks only.
Our pricing system is to help streamline billing and performance. It still breaks down as the same overall cost as previous pricing.
IMPRESSTIK VAC3001 LABELING MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS FOR BALL BOTTLING
Label Roll Diameter: 350MM Maximum
Label Placement: +/- 1mm per labeling head
Space between labels: Minimum 2.5mm / maximum 6 inches
Maximum label height: 180mm
Minimum label height: 6mm inch (confirm label by testing)
Maximum label length: 280mm
Minimum label length: 12mm (confirm label by testing)
Label roll core size: 3" I.D.
Label configuration: Fronts and backs alternating on a single roll
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Liner types: Fronts and backs on separate rolls PET(clear)/44PK/Glassine / Kraft
Notes
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Ball uses the Impresstik VAC3001 which has 2 labeling heads
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Each labeling head will dispense either 1 label, or 2 labels with a space
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Front and back labels are recommended on separate webs for tapered bottles
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Consult Ball if your labels have unique attributes, such as being large, being small, odd shaped, multi paneled, clear materials etc. Some clear materials may need specific label gap sensors
