From the barrel to the bottle, from the bottle to you:
How our wine gets its final chapter
There are moments in winemaking that hardly anyone sees — and yet they change everything. Bottling and labeling are two such moments. While most people think of pruning, harvesting, and fermentation, something crucial happens during these final steps: our wine becomes ready to travel.
We don’t have our own bottling line – and that’s a conscious decision. Instead, we rent a mobile bottling line that comes directly to our winery. Why? Because a high-quality bottling line is a six-figure investment that would only be used a few days a year. The mobile specialists, on the other hand, bottle wine all year round – their machines are perfectly maintained, the team is experienced, and the technology is state-of-the-art. The result: gentler and more precise bottling than we could ever achieve with our own equipment.
The bottling day itself is a minor event. The equipment is rolled out, hoses are connected, and within a few hours, the wine that has been maturing in our barrels for months flows into its final home. Each bottle is filled, corked, and placed by hand in wire cages. Then it goes to our bottle storage area — and that’s where the waiting begins.
Not every wine leaves the winery immediately. Many of our bottles rest in storage for weeks or months before going on sale. This waiting period is no coincidence, but rather part of our philosophy. A freshly bottled wine needs time to settle — the so-called „bottle shock“ after bottling can temporarily alter the taste of the wine, making it seem closed. Only after a period of rest does the wine return to the state we know from the barrel.
This is where it gets particularly interesting: our bottles are stored in the warehouse without labels. They are only labeled when an order is received — using our own labeling machine on site.
The reason? Our wines are shipped to numerous countries, and each country has its own labeling requirements. Different languages, different mandatory information, different formats. A wine that goes to Norway needs a different label than one that ends up in Japan or the US. Instead of labeling thousands of bottles in advance with a standard label and thus losing flexibility, we label on demand — tailored precisely to the respective market.
Does that sound like more work? It is. But it gives us control over ensuring that every bottle leaves the factory exactly as it should. And it avoids waste: no leftover stock with outdated labels, no compromises on labeling.
From the vineyard to the shipping box — at Immich-Batterieberg, every step is carefully thought out. Bottling and labeling may be the invisible chapters, but they tell the same story as the wine itself: precision, patience, and the commitment to leave nothing to chance.
Discover our online shop now and order your favorite wine. Each bottle is freshly labeled for you and prepared for shipping.
Would you like to try it first? Write to us — we will be happy to put together a personalized sample package for you.
A bottling line on wheels
The bottle storage: quiet maturation
Labeling takes place when you place your order.
Craftsmanship right down to the last step
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