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Archived News - 2005 

August 2005

Barokes Wine in a Can receives more accolades! Barokes Chardonnay Semillon was awarded a Silver Medal at the 2005 Royal Melbourne Wine Show. Barokes Chardonnay Semillon received the highest score in the strongly contested dry white class. View Awards Page.

23-24 July 2005

Barokes Wines, in participation with Century Wines & Spirits, introduce the new look wine in a can at the 2005 Shout International Beverage Exhibition held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Queensland. Barokes wine in a can outsold all other wine and beverage exhibited at the event and generated outstanding consumer interest. View Photos.

13 July 2005

Barokes received a Highly Commended Award at the 2005 Food Challenge Awards held in Sydney. Barokes Wine in a Can was one of four finalists in the Alcoholic Beverages category of these awards which acknowledge innovation and quality within the food and beverage industry. View Photos.

June 2005

Barokes wine in a can receives another award! Barokes Chardonnay Semillon was awarded a Bronze Medal at the 2005 Brisbane Wine Festival held in Brisbane from 17-19 June 2005. View Awards Page.

16 May 2005

Barokes wine in a can at the Adelaide Cup! Barokes was pleased to support the PHOS Camden Football Club at its recent club event at the Adelaide Cup. View Photos.

May 2005

Barokes Wine in a Can wins ‘Innovative Packaging’ award at SIAL 2005 dinner. Barokes Wine in a Can was shown at SIAL 2005, a food and beverage show held in Shanghai, China. Significant interest shown in the product is expected to lead to the appointment of a Chinese importer/distributor shortly and the Chinese market opening by the end of 2005. View Photos.

Barokes Wine in a Can is shown at HOFEX 2005 held in Hong Kong, one of biggest food and beverage shows for the hospitality industry in the world. Barokes was one of 100 Australian exhibitors which formed part of the Australian Pavilion organised by Austrade. The Barokes booth was one of the most popular at the show with significant interest shown in Wine in a Can by importer/distributors and retailers from Hong Kong, India, Taiwan and the Philippines. As a result, we expect to develop each of these markets within the next few months through the appointment of importer/distributors. View Photos.

April 2005

Barokes receives a patent from Japan for its Vinsafe technology. Barokes management are delighted to have received this patent so soon from such an important market for Wine in a Can. The Japanese patent is now the fifth patent received for the Vinsafe technology, following Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Singapore. Patents in a number of other major markets are expected to be granted within the next 12 months under the International Patent Co-operation Treaty.

Barokes Wine in a Can is shown at the Wine & Spirit Wholesaler of America Trade Show held in Orlando, Florida in April, with enormous interest generated from local importers and distributors. As a result we expect Wine in a Can to be available throughout the USA within the next few months. View Photos.

5 April 2005

Barokes' national launch of the new look Wine in a can was launched in Sydney. The venue was the Cruise Lounge on Circular Quay overlooking the Opera House where over 100 people celebrated Wine in a can's continued success in Australia. View Photos.

March 2005

Barokes Wines granted Japanese patent for Wine in a can™ (Vinsafe®) technology, with a priority date of 28 September 2001. View Patents.

Barokes Wine in a Can now available in the traditional home of wine, Europe! Barokes Wine in a Can was launched in Oil & Vinegar retail outlets throughout Europe during March.. 40 Oil & Vinegar outlets in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany introduced wine in a can to their customers with an outstanding response. European’s acceptance of wine in a can was so unexpected that initial stocks ran out within 6 weeks. View Photos.

February 2005

Barokes Wines granted Singapore patent for Wine in a can™ (Vinsafe®) technology, with a priority date of 28 September 2001.