Project status · September 25, 2026
Current stage: Production is substantially complete, with final finishing and packing underway.
Next milestone: Complete carton packing, palletize the cartons on plastic pallets, and prepare for container loading. Fumigation remains a planned post-production step; fumigation completion, container loading, shipment, and delivery have not yet been confirmed.
Explore this project: Project brief & specifications · Factory progress · Latest packing update · Timeline & next stages
PROJECT IN PROGRESS
A custom wooden wine-box program developed for Castello di Amorosa in Napa Valley, with coordinated formats for one, two, three, and six bottles. Production is substantially complete as of September 25, 2026, with final finishing and packing underway. This case study follows the same project through manufacturing, packing, shipment, delivery, and final presentation as each stage is confirmed.
PROJECT BRIEF
The goal was to develop a family of branded wooden packages that could accommodate several bottle configurations while maintaining a consistent presentation across the program.
SCOPE AT A GLANCE
Client: Castello di Amorosa
Location: Napa Valley, California
Formats: One-, two-, three-, and six-bottle boxes
Structures: Sliding-lid boxes and a hinged-lid crate
Materials: Pine and birch plywood
Branding: Hot-branded winery artwork
Current stage: Final finishing and packing
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION CONSIDERATIONS
Each format was developed as part of one coordinated program. The design work considered bottle separation, internal dividers, lid operation, handling, construction, surface preparation, and consistent placement of the winery’s branding.
The one-, two-, and three-bottle formats use sliding lids, with dividers added where required. The six-bottle format uses a hinged lid, internal dividers, and recessed handholds for practical handling.
EARLIER PRODUCTION — COMPONENTS AND BRANDING
The first production photographs document wooden components being machined, organized by format, and prepared for the approved hot-branded artwork. They record the earlier component-preparation stage. The September progress update below follows the work into further machining and box-body assembly.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 — FACTORY PROGRESS
Component details and box-body assembly
These earlier factory photographs add a closer view of the work behind the finished packaging: grooved wooden components, recessed handholds, branded panels, and assembled box bodies stacked in the production area.
The handhold detail is a recess cut into the wood rather than a through-opening. The remaining wood beneath the recess is visible in the component photograph. Other views show the winery’s script and crest across panels and box bodies.
These materials document work in progress, not final quality approval or readiness to ship. Quality review, packing, freight, delivery, and the finished presentation will be added to this same case study as those stages are confirmed.
Outlook recorded September 15: Production was still underway, with completion and pickup currently targeted for late September 2026. Fumigation is planned after production, and freight arrangements are already being coordinated. These are planned milestones, not confirmation that the boxes are ready to ship.
Factory footage: machining a branded wooden component for the Castello di Amorosa packaging program. September 2026 production update; silent video, approximately 9 seconds.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 — FINISHING & PACKING
Production is substantially complete, with final finishing and packing now underway. The new factory photographs show branded wooden boxes, a sliding-lid box with internal dividers, and the carton-packing stage.
Several wooden boxes will be grouped in outer cartons. The cartons will then be palletized on plastic pallets before container loading. The workshop stacks shown in the photographs are work-in-progress staging, not confirmation of final export palletization.
Fumigation remains planned after production. Final quality release, completed palletization, container loading, shipment, and delivery will be recorded here when confirmed.
PROJECT TIMELINE
01 — Brief and specifications
Packaging formats, construction, materials, and branding requirements confirmed.
02 — Machining, branding, and box-body assembly
The earlier factory updates document component preparation, hot branding, recessed handholds, and box-body assembly.
03 — Final finishing and packing — Current stage
As of September 25, production is substantially complete and packing is underway. New photographs document the transition from assembled wooden packaging to outer cartons.
Next stages
Complete finishing and packing, confirm the planned post-production fumigation, and prepare cartonized goods on plastic pallets for container loading. Freight pickup, shipment, delivery, and final presentation will be added as confirmed milestones.
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