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The Hidden Strength Behind Every Peregrine Project: Project Management
The article highlights that while Peregrine Mobile Bottling is known for its precision, technology, and reliability, its true strength lies in project management. Every successful bottling or filtration run begins with proactive communication, early coordination, and close collaboration with winemakers and cellar teams. Peregrine’s transparent approach fosters trust and long-term partnerships built on clarity and respect. More than just a service provider, Peregrine acts as a partner who protects each winery’s craftsmanship and pride, ensuring every bottle reflects the dedication behind it. Their promise: to deliver excellence with care, consistency, and integrity - the Peregrine way.
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Wine Business Monthly: From Barrel to Bottle (or Can!): Considerations and Vendors for Mobile Bottling and Canning Services
Mobile bottling and canning providers are adapting to a slower wine market by competing on reliability, skilled crews, and value-add services like filtration, Velcorin dosing, and gas management; the article urges early planning - verifying that glass, labels, and closures fit the line and staying in close touch with your rep - and recounts a label/bottle-taper mishap to show how fast fixes prevent costly delays. Canned wine continues to gain traction, and Peregrine Mobile Bottling’s CEO Thomas Jordan captures the landscape as “jockeying for positions within a shrinking market,” emphasizing PMB’s “machine people handling wine” mindset backed by a dedicated project manager who pre-checks every material against machine specs and airline-style two-person verifications with detailed operator checklists - turning a typically stressful day into a controlled process that protects quality and minimizes downtime.
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Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Wine: The Power of Integrated Gas Management with Bottling
The article “Unlocking the Full Potential of Your Wine: The Power of Integrated Gas Management with Bottling” highlights how Peregrine Mobile Bottling enhances wine quality and stability through KH Tec’s advanced gas management system. By precisely reducing dissolved oxygen and adjusting COâ‚‚ levels in a single, efficient step, this technology helps preserve aromatics, extend shelf life, and even carbonate wines directly from non-pressurized tanks. The system benefits both sparkling and still wines, improving cost savings by reducing spoilage, condensation, and extra handling. Customer success stories illustrate how wines often emerge better after bottling, with some clients even winning top awards. The article emphasizes that beyond equipment, Peregrine offers partnership, expertise, and a philosophy of innovation, collaboration, and quality to ensure wines reach consumers at their very best​.
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The article “The Future of Winemaking: Elevating Winemaking with State-of-the-Art Crossflow, Gas Management and Bottling Technology” explores how Peregrine Mobile Bottling leverages advanced tools like Pall Oenoflow crossflow filtration, KH Tec gas management, and KRONES/Kosme bottling equipment to help wineries achieve superior wine quality, efficiency, and sustainability. Crossflow filtration minimizes oxygen exposure, eliminates additives, reduces waste, and delivers consistent clarity while protecting wine flavor and aroma. By offering mobile services, Peregrine allows wineries to access cutting-edge technology without large capital investment, supported by expert technicians and project management. Complementing filtration with precision bottling, gas control, and even commercial tent rentals, Peregrine positions itself as a full-service partner committed to quality, environmental responsibility, and seamless production for wineries across California.
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Mobile Bottling - Precision, Cleanliness, and Care
The article “Mobile Bottling – Precision, Cleanliness, and Care” by Thomas Jordan emphasizes Peregrine Mobile Bottling’s commitment to supporting wineries during the critical bottling stage by combining advanced technology, strict sanitation practices, and professional project management. It highlights how the team goes beyond simply operating equipment by acting as trusted partners—offering pre-run planning, flexible scheduling, and clear communication. Cleanliness is treated as foundational, with every bottling line steam-sanitized daily to protect wine integrity. The article also underscores the importance of experienced technicians, customer-focused service, and specialized tools like gas-management units that preserve quality. Testimonials from winemakers reinforce Peregrine’s reputation for reliability, flexibility, and attention to detail, ultimately framing the company as a partner that treats every bottle as if it were their own.
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Wine Business Monthly - Mobile Bottling
This article offers an insightful overview of the mobile bottling industry's development and current trends. Authored by Bill Pregler, it details the industry's expansion from a handful of operators in California to a network of 41 companies across the U.S. and Canada. The article emphasizes the role of mobile bottlers as consultants, leveraging their extensive field experience to quickly identify and solve problems. It discusses various packaging elements like bottles, labels, closures, and foils, and provides practical advice for ensuring a successful bottling day.
It also explores how the industry has adapted to economic challenges, with trends such as shorter, more frequent bottling runs and the diversification of wine labels under one roof. It includes insights from various mobile bottlers, offering a comprehensive view of the industry's current state and future directions. A notable mention in the document is from Thomas Jordan, who comments on the execution of a full-wrap label application by Peregrine Mobile Bottling of Napa on a Merry Edwards Winery’s Pinot Noir, describing it as “one of the best I have seen... a full 350 degrees and absolutely perfect.” This quote highlights the high level of expertise and quality that mobile bottlers bring to the winemaking process.
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Krones Magazine - Mobile Wine Bottling In California
This article focuses on the innovative business ventures in the beverage industry, particularly highlighting the use of CCL Pressure Sensitive Labels. These labels are designed to resist humidity and ice water, ensuring 100% effectiveness every time. CCL's commitment to creating the perfect label for each drink is emphasized, with a focus on environmental and economic efficiency, as well as the feel, function, and appearance of the labels.
A significant part of the document discusses Thomas Jordan's entrepreneurial journey. Formerly a Krones employee and Vice President Sales of the Western Division at Krones Inc., USA, Jordan established his own company in California. He introduced the concept of a mobile wine bottling plant, responding to the American market's demand for a high-quality mobile wine bottling option. His company, Peregrine Mobile Bottling, LLC, operates a 48-foot-long tractor-trailer that travels through Napa Valley and Sonoma County. It services small and mid-tier wineries, bottling wine at a speed of up to 75 bottles per minute and applying pressure-sensitive labels. Jordan continues to represent Krones in the American wine industry.
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Label Applications Using Electronic Bottle Orientation
This article outlines the innovative services provided by Peregrine Mobile Bottling LLC, which offers premium mobile bottling with a KRONES-engineered production line. It emphasizes the use of electronic bottle orientation technology with photo-electric and fiber-optic cable sensors, enhancing labeling accuracy and production efficiency. The document describes the challenges of traditional labeling methods and how Peregrine's modern techniques using electronic orientation are more flexible and cost-effective. By detailing various orientation methods, such as seam, embossing, and Side-Wall Lug, it underscores the advantages of the system in handling diverse and custom bottle shapes, leading to greater line efficiency and reduced production costs.
Wine Business Monthly - Peregrine Mobile Bottling Adds Crossflow Service
This articles focuses on the advancements in the wine industry, particularly the rise of mobile crossflow filtration services. It highlights the growing demand for these services, which play a crucial role in ensuring efficient and high-quality filtration of wine before bottling. The document details the technical aspects and benefits of crossflow filtration, emphasizing its importance in maintaining wine quality and consistency.
In addition, the document discusses the industry's shift towards integrated mobile services that combine filtration and bottling, aimed at streamlining the winemaking process. Thomas Jordan, CEO of Peregrine Mobile Bottling, LLC, is quoted saying, “Consistency with crossflow filtration results in reliability and quality, which is how we are paid. Full automation eliminates mistakes.” This quote underscores the importance of precision and quality in the winemaking process, highlighting the value of advanced filtration technology in modern winemaking practices.
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Crossflow Filtration - Pall OenoFlow XL 6 S
This article details the specifications and features of Peregrine Mobile Bottling mobile PALL OENOFLOW XL-6S Crossflow Filtration unit, highlighting its suitability for the wine and cider industry. It outlines equipment parameters such as model, year, number of filter modules, and output capabilities. The document emphasizes the system's specific features, including an all-aluminum trailer setup with on-board power and air supply, polymeric Microza® hollow fiber modules for efficient filtration, and a fully automated production process with VFD-controlled pumps for gentle wine handling. It also mentions the unit's skid design, which comprises stainless steel welded construction, including tanks, pre-filters, and water filtration. The decision to purchase this unit was based on factors like reliability, flexibility, minimized product losses, and ease of operation, underscoring Peregrine's commitment to technology and quality in providing state-of-the-art services to its customers.
Latest Technology for Mobile Crossflow Filtration Services
Peregrine Mobile Bottling LLC presents its mobile Crossflow Filtration services for the wine and cider industry, emphasizing the adoption of the latest membrane technology to enhance product quality and operational efficiency. This article highlights the benefits of crossflow filtration, such as prolonged membrane life, compact design, and reduced waste, which contribute to lower operating costs while respecting the wine's quality. Peregrine's commitment to the highest quality and customized service is demonstrated through their selection of the PALL OENOFLOW XL-6S system, which offers a single-step process to remove contaminants and ensure microbiological stability without the need for filter aids, centrifugation, or affecting the organoleptic properties of the wine, rendering the process environmentally friendly. The company values the technological advancement and cost-effectiveness of crossflow filtration, which simplifies pre-bottling processes and aligns with their mission to provide state-of-the-art outsourcing services.
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Latest Developments in Wine Filling Technologies
This article discusses the advanced methods and equipment used in wine bottling, focusing particularly on still wine filling. It covers various aspects such as the speed range of fillers, the configuration of monobloc arrangements, and the importance of controlling quality parameters like dissolved oxygen pick-up, fill-height accuracy, headspace management, and cork/screw cap integrity. The document details the evolution from mechanical to electro-pneumatically controlled fillers, enhancing accuracy and reducing wear parts. It also describes the processes involved in minimizing dissolved oxygen pick-up, including bottle cleaning, inert gas sparging, and advanced filling techniques using KRONES technology. The report emphasizes the importance of maintaining fill level accuracy and managing headspace to ensure quality and efficiency in wine bottling, illustrating Peregrine's commitment to leveraging the latest technology in their services.
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