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Killerby Merchant Trader
The Killerby family were the owners of a general store in the Margaret River region in the 1970s. It was around this time that the area became populated with boutique wineries. The general store was this inspiration for this traditional wine label, with its scraperboard illustration and structured typographic treatment. The Merchant trader forms part [...][....]
9/8/2010 1:15:26 AM

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Rethink Table Wine
We created this self-promo campaign of “Table Wines” to showcase Rethink’s package design capabilities. The back of each label includes copy crafted to its particular variety of table, giving potential clients a taste of our personality, philosophy and sense of humour.Copy on this version reads: At Rethink, we believe great package design is like a [...][....]
9/7/2010 1:10:59 AM

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Cirro Wine Labels
Cirro are the highest of all clouds formed by ice crystals with thin wisp like feather trails – and Viscosity’s latest range of wine. From the purest of water sources 25,000ft above New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds coastline the story begins, only to leave you somewhere much much higher by the end.Design by Tass Gyenes [...][....]
9/6/2010 1:15:42 AM

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Tierra : Earth
This bottle was designed to honor Agapito Rico, an important figure in the DO of Jumilla Spain. He was a pioneer in achieving quality wines in this region. The grape that is grown in this land is the Monastrell, a strong flavored grape suitable for arid areas. Agapito is an expert in cultivating wine and [...][....]
9/5/2010 1:31:44 AM

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Navarro Correas
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9/4/2010 1:26:44 AM

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&Co Wine Packaging Design
 &Co represents simplicity – of purpose, provenance and production. The winery produces a single exceptional estate wine each season. To emphasize this we've pared the identity back to a black and white palette. We've made a feature of the type, letting it 'speak' to the customer.&Co breaks convention with more traditional looking wine brands, topped [...][....]
9/3/2010 1:15:59 AM

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Sonoma Wine Country Weekend
This weekend brings wine and food fans to Sonoma for the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend running September 3-5, 2010. The centerpiece of the weekend is the famous Sonoma Valley Wine Auction on September 5 at Cline Cellars which features a variety of tempting auction lots. Some of this year's lots include the Francis Ford Coppola [...][....]
9/2/2010 12:59:59 PM

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Vino Peleon Wine Labels
Designed by low ink studio, Spain | Source :: Packaging of the WorldShare This[....]
9/2/2010 1:18:06 AM

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Benziger, French Rabbit Top Greenopia’s Green Wine Rankings
Greenopia released its updated list of the most sustainable U.S. wineries this week with some big changes from last year's rankings. The wineries, rated on factors including transportation, growing practices, transportation, building logistics, and packaging, performed better than ever, and for the first time, two wineries took the top rating of four leaves.Benziger and French [...][....]
9/1/2010 10:41:41 AM

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The Swartland Revolution
Over the past 15 years the Swartland region, (Western Cape, South Africa), has grown in stature and complexity and today there are enough contrasting wines to showcase this diversity over a weekend.The aim of the revolutionary weekend (12-13 November 2010) is to raise general awareness of the area, and although there might be stylistic and [...][....]
8/31/2010 1:03:56 AM

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Wine in a Beer Bottle!
Perfect for picnics, people who don't want to drink an entire bottle of wine in a restaurant….or just perfect for drinking straight from the bottle!From the guys at Boer & Brit.Share This[....]
8/30/2010 1:15:38 AM

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Ruinart Golden Thread Wine Stopper
Ruinart, one of the oldest champagne houses in the world (since 1729), has released a special wine stopper called The Golden Thread, designed by Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola (pictured above).The Fil d'Or or Golden Thread was created to encapsulate the same twisting motion used in the opening of ordinary wire cork cages; the [...][....]
8/29/2010 1:13:29 AM

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The Blonde Bombshell
The idea was to create a pulp-movie like look and feel for the wine. We needed to create a fun design to complement the fruity, floral flavor of the wine and give it a look that stands out in crowded wine shops.Designed by Hook | Source :: Lovely PackageShare This[....]
8/28/2010 1:06:04 AM

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Saint & Sinner
Boldinc were approached by a charming pair of wine connoisseurs to create their own brand and range of wines. It was obvious from the outset that this cheeky couple agreed to disagree. One portrays the characteristics of a shining saint whereas the other depicts the attributes of a saucy sinner. Their passion and expertise provided [...][....]
8/27/2010 1:19:12 AM

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The Farm
This wine label design is inspired by a well-known surf break in the South of Western Australia.The illustration, inspired by the iconic Mambo surfwear brand is reminiscent of the 60s when every good long board surfer had a VW combi to match. The surf break is well known to residents of the Margaret River region [...][....]
8/26/2010 1:15:33 AM

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El Incidente
El Incidente (The Incident) is a graphic portrayal of Don José Miguel Viu’s ill-fated hot-air balloon ride over his vineyards in Colchagua Chile.Designed by Campoy Príncipi Domenech | Source :: Lovely PackageShare This[....]
8/25/2010 1:39:49 AM

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Salice Salentino Wine Packaging
Redesign of an Italian wine called Salice Salentino. In Sweden it costs approximately 7€, which is fairly cheap. When I did the research I realized that many people don’t always remember the name of the wine. They remember the taste, the design of the label, etc, but not the name. In Sweden you can only [...][....]
8/24/2010 1:26:12 AM

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Mortons & Mondavis Collaborate on Nationwide Wine Event
Morton's The Steakhouse and the Mondavi family are planning a nationwide wine dinner and charity auction on October 7, 2010 at Charles Krug Winery's historic Carriage House in Napa Valley to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The gathering will be broadcast simultaneously to 54 Morton's private dining rooms via satellite.The evening's hosts will include Michael Mondavi [...][....]
8/23/2010 4:05:48 PM

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Pour Your Champagne The Beer Way
Want to get the most bubbles out of your bubbly? Scientists (French scientists of course) have discovered that the best way to keep your sparkling wines effervescent is to pour it in a "beer-like" way.Instead of pouring straight into the glass and waiting for the bubbles to settle before adding more, the best way [...][....]
8/22/2010 1:15:59 AM

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Creating Thirst for American Wine in China
The recession hurt U.S. wine exports last year, but not to Hong Kong, where American imports surged 138 percent to $40 million, according to U.S. trade data.In recent years, China's newfound wealth has been feeding a demand for luxuries. As part of that new appetite, the Chinese – who once mixed wine with soda – [...][....]
8/21/2010 1:15:26 AM

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The Good Wine Company
Lovely feather illustrations are the focus of this packaging for these wines.Design by ILoveDust | Source :: Lovely PackageShare This[....]
8/20/2010 1:29:01 AM

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Luxury Wine Tour in Tuscany : A Wine Tasting Extravaganza
When it comes to visiting wine country, there's the standard booze bus variety-and then there's the exclusive week-long Tuscany Wine Tour.When you touch down in Florence, Italy, your personal chauffeur will be waiting to whisk you away in a Mercedes to the Piazza Santa Maria Novella hotel where you'll spend your first night (the boutique [...][....]
8/19/2010 1:15:57 AM

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Custom Crush Winemaking Facility Opening in Brooklyn
Brooklyn New York is getting its own custom crush wine-making facility. Brooklyn Winery has been under construction for the past few months. The plant will import grapes from both California and the New York State wine regions and will have customers working on custom barrels or shared community barrels. Wine Business reports that [...][....]
8/18/2010 1:09:16 AM

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Sovio Crowdsources Wine Labels
In a move echoing Domino’s “improve our pizza” campaign, UK-based Sovio Wines is turning to the public to turn its wine labels from drab to fab.Sovio’s competition , which is accepting entries through the end of the month, is seeking “innovative and unconventional label designs” to jazz up its good-for-you reduced-alcohol red and white [...][....]
8/17/2010 2:38:31 PM

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Lois Sparkling Blanc de Blancs
As a full-service brand design consultancy, Public Creative develops new brands and transform existing brands to work for new markets. The Lane Vineyard released the brand new Lois Sparkling Blanc de Blancs, a celebratory and unpretentious sparkling wine. Public designed the niche brand, unashamedly inspired by retro fashion.Designed by Public Creative | Source :: [...][....]
8/17/2010 1:17:21 AM

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The Stallion Wine
The Stallion Wine of Angelus Estate is positioned in exclusive super-premium class – an amazing wine that can impress every connoisseur. The brand name Stallion comes from the area of the vineyards but also reminds of the spirit and free energy of a young stallion – characteristics that communicate perfectly with the wine itself.I designed [...][....]
8/16/2010 1:01:33 AM

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Colier Limited Collection of Sparkling Wine
Colier is limited collection of sparkling wine: 23 bottles of luxury sets (bottle presentation box) and 5 premium (handmade bottle cocoon container). The target audience was business women and we all know that champagne is female drink. After brainstorming we choose collar as name, because it describes the idea of collection very good [...][....]
8/15/2010 1:28:13 AM

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Abrau Champagne Label
In days of old Russian noble people used to keep monkeys for opening bottles with champagne. It was a very popular amusement to have a monkey opening a bottle with champagne. When a monkey opened a bottle, champagne started splashing under pressure from the bottle. The monkey started screaming and trying to close the bottle [...][....]
8/14/2010 1:35:20 AM

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MonteAlto Wine Label Design
MonteAlto is a different and lightly sparkling wine for beginners. Positioned to attract a younger market we designed a clean label with a unique image “corkscrew-bird” under the claim ” Fauna in MonteAlto is as different as our wine”. MonteAlto was launched into the US market in 3 wines, red wine, red oak wine and [...][....]
8/13/2010 1:45:40 AM

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Qaramy 600
New packaging for exclusive Qaramy Winery. As its name implies there are only 600 bottles of this 2006 vintage. The number moved designer Guillo Milia to the aesthetic of the ’60s, inspired by fashion and graphic design and art from this period.Source :: Lovely PackageShare This[....]
8/12/2010 1:40:47 AM

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Caligo Wine Packaging
Late autumn in Spain’s Alt Penedes, in the hills outside of Barcelona. The annual harvest that yields the area’s dry red and white wines has past weeks before. Yet there are still white grapes on the vine. They’re beyond ripe. Morning mists blow in off the sea. A fungus forms on the grapes. It begins [...][....]
8/11/2010 1:32:27 AM

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Paraje de los Bancales
Paraje de los Bancales is the first wine of Bodegas Pastrana within the DO Arribes del Duero. This wine is elegant, different and with an unusual class. It was important that the image of this came out well, sober and elegant with an unusual class. I chose a one colour approach using lines and geometric [...][....]
8/10/2010 1:40:38 AM

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Nomeolvides Wine Labels
Inspired by the nostalgic surrealism of Magritte and our secret (or not so) need to transcend, especially from memory, was born Nomeolvides name and design, the line of foreign market entry level of trail. There is some romance, solitude and a muffled cry, combined with the bright colors that define each varietal, a packaging component, [...][....]
8/9/2010 1:25:26 AM

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Jeannie Cho Lee Is the Asian Wine Market’s Own Julia Child
Gary V.'s got nothing on Jeannie C.The wine and Asian food pairings Jeannie Cho Lee dreams up are about as diverse as her background: Master of Wine from the Institute of Masters of Wine in London and a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Born in Seoul, raised in the [...][....]
8/8/2010 1:14:57 AM

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Amelia Park Wines Packaging Design
Amelia Park Wines created in 2009, produces exceptional wines from one of Western Australia’s most renowned winemaking regions, by one of the of the country's most awarded winemakers.Glasfurd & Walker worked with Amelia Park Wines to develop a brand that reflected their passion for craft and tradition with a dedication to producing only top quality [...][....]
8/7/2010 1:29:39 AM

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The Design Business Bottle
The “DESIGN BUSINESS BOTTLE” was made to capture the essence of our business in connection with the client's business, and that's why we designed a bottle with 2 necks: one for us, and one for the client, after all aren't we all drink from this business?And the story is like this: we thought: “Let's make [...][....]
8/6/2010 1:42:02 AM

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Amelia Park Wines Mishmash
Amelia Park wines Mishmash are easy drinking, great value wines. Briefed with creating an approachable, light hearted sub-brand for Amelia Park Wines, the hand-drawn Mishmash labels express the fresh and playful characteristics of each wine and evoke the aromas and flavours they have.Designed by Glasfurd & Walker | Source :: Packaging of the WorldShare [...][....]
8/5/2010 1:23:04 AM

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Vinkara Wine Packaging
Introducing a new grape and region to an overcrowded marketplace requires a different approach to bottle design. Small and simple design decisions created something that was unexpected, playful and light-hearted. This approach establishes an instant dialogue with the viewer, makes it stand apart on the shelf, and accurately describes the taste and lightness of the [...][....]
8/4/2010 1:08:09 AM

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Peregrine Wines of New Zealand: Awards-Winning Wines, Architecture, Philanthropy
What is this? And where is it?Actually, it is not a secret defense weapon in the US Air Force arsenal, but upon approaching it, it does look numinous and otherworldly. It is actually the Peregrine Winery, situated in Gibbstown, New Zealand, on the famous Central Otago Wine Road, a road that takes the oenophile 20 [...][....]
8/3/2010 1:15:57 AM

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Chateau Haut-Brion’s Prince Robert of Luxembourg’s Latest Venture
Prince Robert of Luxembourg, the 42 year old managing director of Domaine Clarence Dillon, oversees, and owns along with his family, two of the most prestigious Premier Grand Cru estates in Bordeaux: Chateau Haut-Brion and Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion. The Prince sat down with Luxist to discuss his strategy to expand his family's business [...][....]
8/2/2010 10:27:20 AM