Amcor Innovation Award

Award Criteria

This Award recognises outstanding achievements in packaging innovation across the full range of materials, structures, components and developments. The packaging should be enhanced by innovative design and thinking, demonstrate a significant advance in technology or material usage and should deliver significant benefit to the market place.

Entry Submitted By

ZORK Pty Ltd

Package Title

ZORK SPK – Sparkling Wine Closure

Package Component Manufacturer

Scholle Packaging

Package Designer Functional

John Brooks

Package Owner

ZORK Pty Ltd

Comments

The ZORK SPK is the world’s first re-sealable top for sparkling wines. This radical design move will change forever the presentation and closure of sparkling wine. It allows easy open and re-seal, which encourages consumption in moderation and extends the life of the product. Containing an ingenious 4 piece construction, the ZORK SPK features a soft seal which holds the pressure, a foil gas barrier to prevent flatness and oxidation, and a collet and cap locking mechanism. The ZORK SPK has a 40% smaller carbon footprint than the cork muselet and foil alternative, becomes a reusable re-sealer for other bottles for the rest of its working lifetime and is 100% recyclable. Judges were keen to recognise this breakthrough for its application in the wine industry worldwide.