Here we sit down with Portavin Victoria’s Matt Aldridge to gain a better insight into what makes him leap out of bed each day. As a qualified wine maker Matt has held the role of Wine Technical Services and Warehouse manager at Portavin’s Cheltenham bottling facility since 2008. He is… read more
We are pleased to announce that San Miguel Yamamura Australasia Pty Ltd (“SMYA”) will be acquiring Portavin Holdings Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries. This purchase will be completed early 2017. This acquisition is in line with the growing confidence of both companies in the Australian wine industry and related packaging… read more
From the 14th of November for four days Portavin WA’s quality systems and practices were put under the microscope as we underwent our annual BRC external audit. Across our two WA sites (Perth and Margaret River), our level of compliance to the BRC, HACCP and Aldi standards were put to… read more
Our team would like to wish you and your loved ones all the very best during this years festive season and thank you for your support in 2016! Each Portavin site will be open at various times during this year’s holiday season, please see our operating hours below for each… read more
Establish in 2007, The Young Gun Of Wine has become one of the most exciting wine trophies in Australia. The competition celebrates the finest and most innovative rising stars and is renowned as the place to spot the best new talent and trends in wine. Brian Walsh, chairman of Wine… read more
A great new initiative has been released at the recent WPA (Wine Packers of Australia) forum. It was the second WPA labelling forum where a wide array packaging companies and industry specialists from Glassmakers through to Label Designers gather to discuss all matters labelling. Sizemeup.com.au sizemeup.com.au was introduced to the… read more
We would like to congratulate Peter Walker on 20 years with Portavin! Peter first joined Portavin when it was a fledgling mobile bottling business in Margaret River. Mike Davies (Portavin Founder) said that Peter’s competency in running the machinery along with his commitment to our clients and being an all-round… read more
Portavin is pleased to announce that their founder and chairman Mike Davies has been named a regional finalist in the 2016 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year awards. Mike joins other outstanding entrepreneurs from across Australia who will compete for the ultimate prize of being named 2016 Australian EY Entrepreneur of… read more
The Cullen Award For Excellence honours the legacy of Diana Madeline Cullen and Dr Kevin John Cullen. In 2016 Cullen Wines commemorate their 45th year of producing wines in Wilyabrup, Margaret River, and proudly introduce the inaugural Cullen Award for Excellence. This award honours the contribution made to Western Australian… read more
Portavin’s relevance to the global airline industry received a significant boost this month as we successfully won a tender to supply United Airlines in the USA with an Australian Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine shall be served in 187mL PET inflight on all domestic US routes during 2017 with first orders… read more
