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House Selection: Show a Drop Of Class With The Right Packaging

More and more restaurants are offering their own wine ranges. Guests view this exclusive selection as a kind of quality seal that puts certain restaurateurs head and shoulders above the competition. As a glass packaging producer, Cristallo therefore takes on an important function.

In addition to content and design, packaging plays a key role in scoring highly on individuality. Increasing numbers of drinks manufacturers are therefore abiding by our philosophy: “Fine packaging for fine products”. With Cristallo Unico, we turn our clients’ ideas and visions into reality: the unique design process guarantees that their products will stand out from the crowd and that bon vivants will happily buy them.

Beautifully packaged – beautifully sold
In the supermarket, people tend to reach for products that look nicer or are packaged in a more appealing way. In some wine ranges, the packaging design is even more vital: it gives the restaurant a personal touch and represents a kind of quality feature for guests. In addition, the attractively designed bottles are a welcome gift for special occasions.

Achieving individuality – in a team
When thinking about a house selection, plan for the long term. It takes time to find the right partners and resolve all the outstanding questions. You’ll need to consider the flavour and storage of the wines and set your price, design and bottle quantity. And of course, all this requires some great team work: together, vintners, bottle retailers, designers and suppliers will make your selection something very special. Cristallo is proud to be part of this kind of group, bringing our many years of experience into the mix. If you need support or have a few questions about conception, let us know. We are happy to help!

Schwarzes Kameel opts for selected wines
At the renowned star-rated restaurant “Zum Schwarzen Kameel” in Vienna, guests have long enjoyed the finest quality house selection. The latest wine is a Riesling Smaragd “Loibenberg Obere Parzellen” from the Domäne Wachau vineyard.

We developed and produced the matte black bottle together with the customer, based on the Cristallo Unico design process.

If you’d like a peek into how we bottle these fine wines, please take a look at the following video. The beautiful panoramic vistas of the Loibenberg make the perfect accompaniment. Enjoy!

Coveted Efficiency Prize For Cristallo

Last year, the awards came raining down for our brand relaunch, and we were thrilled. But it hasn’t stopped yet:
At the 32nd Effie-Gala, held on 8 November at the Gartenbaukino in Vienna, we were the sole winner of a bronze Effie in the category “Business to Business” for our realignment of the Cristallo brand. The award is one of the world’s most prestigious distinctions in advertising and market communication and is awarded in particular to economical and efficient projects. The Kreativwirtschaft Austria also singled our project out for praise in its 2016 competition on creative business history.

Triumphant Trade Fair Appearances In Berlin And Salzburg

From 11 to 12 October, we attended one of the world’s leading trade shows in the beverage industry. The Bar Convent in Berlin hosted a veritable who’s who of leading industry figures, to exchange information about current trends, present new innovations and celebrate the trade fair’s 10-year anniversary very fittingly by breaking new records: over 900 brands, 317 exhibitors from 28 nations as well as 11,064 visitors clearly underscore the significance of this event, which is fast becoming a date not to be missed.

Another long-standing and indispensable occasion is the international trade fair for the entire gastronomy and hotel industry, “Alles für den Gast Herbst” (“Everything For The Guest: Autumn”) in Salzburg. The 47th edition of this major industry event in the Danube-Alps-Adriatic region took place from 5 to 9 November at the Messezentrum and at the Salzburgarena. In total, 737 exhibitors and around 46,000 visitors made the most of this platform to keep up-to-date with new product developments and forge contacts.

We were delighted to get talking to key decision makers and meet up with existing clients, for example nginious!. You can see who or what that is in the video we brought back from Berlin. Happy viewing!