Category Archives: label
December 31, 2011 Someone left the Lorem Ipsum on the label
Look closely. The designer of this Sancerre label left the place-holding Lorem Ipsum text on the label. Proofreader delight.
via link
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June 4, 2011 Dom Perignon pays tribute to Warhol
“With the creation of an exclusive collection of three bottles by the Design Laboratory at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design, Dom Pérignon pays tribute to Andy Warhol, creative genius and one of the most illustrious artists of the 20th century.”
And you can watch a nice little vid here.
h/t creative greed
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May 29, 2011 Black Estate. Fine wine and a mighty nice website
Not only is this vineyard close to my home town of Christchurch in New Zealand, their website is wonderfully typographic. <link>
Now all I need to do is get a taste of the wine. Raymond Chan thinks the Chardonnay is pretty good. Here’s his summary.
The Naish family have brought Black Estate to the fore of Waipara wine producers. The output is with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from 4 ha of vines of each variety from the home vineyard, and contracted Riesling fruit from nearby. The Chardonnay is from 15 y.o. Mendoza clone and is deemed to be something special. I concur..
And in full <link>
As a further aside, some mighty fine Canterbury rugby players also call Omihi home.
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May 6, 2011 Wine labels with a message
Swanson Vineyards in the Napa offer the opportunity to purchase their wines with a label appropriate to the occasion or moment. Great idea. I’ll bet the “please forgive me” option is a best seller.
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March 20, 2010 Recommended Kosher wines
“Today’s recommended wines are first and foremost food-friendly. In general, the overall quality of the kosher wine we tasted is better and more consistent than our last look two years ago. Though well-established Israeli brands were generally available, it was tougher to find French, Chilean, Spanish and New Zealand kosher wines this time.”
I didn’t know about the “U”, “K” or “P” labelling protocol. That’s really interesting.
“The label will carry the certifying organization’s symbol, often a circled “U” or “K.” In addition, wines labeled as kosher for Passover also carry a P to the right of the circled symbol.”
From the SF Chronicle, read more here
Update: Serious eats on the same subject here
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January 29, 2010 Tetra packed wine
Pretty tetra packed wine by Akesson. Personally I prefer mine in a bottle.
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December 21, 2009 Beautiful labels
There are more excellent wine labels in this post than I seen in one place for a long time. <link>
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April 19, 2009 Astounding R Wines label
Lovely Package has the story. This is the Poor Thing Grenache, there is also an equally impressively labelled Bo Diddley Riesling.
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March 14, 2009 Fine Chateau D’Esclans label
Beautiful label. I’m not familiar with the Chateau or the wine but the label is excellent. According to Packaging News, “Design Bridge in London has created the identity for Déesse red wine from Chateau D’Esclans. The design was inspired by the chateau’s ancient vines, and combines imagery of deer roaming the surrounding woods and the hunting goddess Diana. Group PR director Rene Lutters said the aim was to create a brand that would stand out from the chateau’s rosé wines and other reds from the region.”
They succeeded. More details on the wine and purchasing here <link>
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