Meet Rosa

Rosa Caiazza, Field Account Manager for Portavin SA, is responsible for new business development and key account management for bottling and dry goods clients of Portavin SA. Prior to joining our team in June 2010, Rosa worked for seven years for National Credit Insurance, specialising in commercial credit risk (domestic and export) in the wine industry. Therefore, her contacts and understanding of credit issues faced by wine producers add an extra dimension to the high level of service Rosa offers.

Rosa explains “I genuinely enjoy providing the highest level of customer service and finding cost effective solutions during these challenging economic times.”

Rosa grew up in Adelaide and enjoys travelling and fishing in her spare time. She also collates the statistics for the SANFL. Rosa’s enthusiasm for her role at Portavin and attention to detail make her an invaluable part of the team.
Contact Rosa on Tel. 0488 606 377 or rosa@portavin.com.au
 

Running on empty…

Don’t be surprised if you spot the Portavin SA management team running up hill and down dale around Adelaide at the moment – it’s all in the name our decision to enter the 14 kilometres City2Surf run in Sydney on August 14th. We all thought this was a great way to get fit and work as a team, although now if you look around Portavin you’ll see us icing “old” Achilles strains, limping or moaning about the pain of it all….and consequently a few of us are now beginning to rue that thought!!

At heart tho’ we are a competitive bunch and the talk has quickly become all about the colour of the “Portavin Placegetter Ribbon” that you end up with on the day…more than one sensitive (male) ego is at risk here!!! Word has it that Tony is training hard around the streets of Shanghai at the moment (or so he tells us….??!!)

Watch this space for pics of our gruelling day and the announcement of the top placegetters.
 

Coordinating Cartons

Don’t forget that Portavin can coordinate everything you require when it comes to cartons. Once you’ve given us the artwork, we’ll take care of the lot - from sourcing quotes, providing technical advice, ensuring accurate sizing and of course, printing.

Contact Rosa on Tel. 0488 606 377 or rosa@portavin.com.au
 

Thirsty China

Portavin has noticed a spike in the number of clients exporting wine to China over the last 12-18 months. According to Austrade, Australian bulk wine exports to China increased by 51% last year, while bottled wine increased by 24%. As specialists in export packaging and logistics, Portavin fields regular enquiries from companies exporting to China. Our expanding network of Chinese clients has enabled us to help some of our Australian clients find an export market for excess bulk wine. These companies like the convenience of Portavin putting the whole package together for them. As well as bottling and packaging, export containers can be packed onsite at Portavin, then delivered to the wharf with required documentation.

In line with this increased volume of wine exported to China, we’ve seen a return to bottling under cork, since this market is more traditional and associates cork with prestigious wines. The amount of wine sealed under cork at Portavin is still a lesser percentage of our overall production but the segment is growing and is noticeably more active than it has been for a couple of years.
 

Export made easy

Portavin is pleased to offer export container packing and cartage services. Our onsite container packing service offers both palletised and the cost efficient slip sheet method. The slip sheet process entails placing the slip sheet, a specially designed thin piece of strong plastic, between the stock and the pallet at the time of production. At the point of loading the container, the slip sheet forklift has an extendable arm which grabs the plastic sheet and the stock off the pallet onto its specially modified wide tynes. The forklift can then drive into the container and push the stock off the tynes as a wrapped bundle directly to the floor of the container.

This slip sheet method allows for more cost effective, space efficient and secure container packing, saving our customers both time and money. By packing onsite at Portavin, our customers also save by not having to freight to an offsite packing service.

A handy hint – the most space efficient bottle shape for export is punted or premium claret. At Portavin, we fit 1176 dozen packaged punted and premium claret bottles into a 20’ container using slip sheeting compared to 980 dozen of burgundy bottles.

Our onsite container cartage and packing services are just another example of our Integrated Services. In addition, Portavin is also able to arrange provision of full FOB and ocean freight services if required. For more information, contact Karen Ross Karen@portavin.com.au