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356 - A very bubbly interview with fellow CSU Ram and Bom Dia founder, Kevin Selvy

People of Packaging · 17 Aug 2026 · 37m

What this episode covers

Kevin Selvy, Founder and CEO of Bôm Dia, explains the 3.5-year journey of exporting the first canned Brazilian sparkling wine to North America. He details the engineering challenges of matching carbonation levels between glass bottles and aluminum cans to ensure identical taste, and the decision to use direct screen printing on glass to avoid label damage during ocean freight. Selvy also discusses the logistical nightmare of navigating complex US alcohol distribution laws and a surprise 50% import tariff that hit while their first shipment was at sea.

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Moxie Soza, Wine Enthusiast
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Bôm Dia

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