Italy’s Guala Closures Group has a major presence at Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2023, less than a year after it took over Labrenta, a fellow Italian stoppers producer also from Italy, which is also represented at the show.
Among the most-requested stoppers at the moment are those made of wood, according to Gian Marco Fiorini, the export area manager for Labrenta.
“The trend is going with a wood head and, depending on the client, a different kind of stem,” he said. “In the last year, in the last two years, there’s a lot of attention from the medium and big brands for the presence of the bottle.”
The takeover, announced in mid-2022, is designed to create both industrial and commercial synergies between Guala Closures Group and Labrenta, a renowned producer of high-end tailor-made closures for a wide variety of bottles containing wine, spirits, beer, oil and vinegar.
Guala Closures Group as a whole has a very wide portfolio. For spirits it produces non-refillable and anti-counterfeiting closures, while for wine it supplies a huge range of screw-caps. There are also aluminium closures for water, beer and soft drinks, along with aluminium and plastic closures designed specifically to deal with the viscosity of olive oil.

Hall 5.2 / Stand F-018