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Hatch, San Francisco, recently designed the packaging for the newly launched, JAQK (great name) Cellars. The line is a great concept being expanded while consistently reinterpreted to create a line that feels fresh from every angle. Basically, this looks like it was a damn cool project to work on.

Hatch Link: Hatch Design

JAQK Cellars Link: JAQK Wine Cellars – Napa Valley / Sonoma California Red and White Wines

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Finally, there is a drink to pair with canned cheese!

The single serve Wine-can modernizes the iconic beverage with a nod to heritage with its contour neck.

Link: TheDieline.com: The Leading Package Design Blog

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When life gives you lemons, make sangria.

Glue Glue Design has created a concept for Vindesign 2007 that turns your citrus shell into the bowl of a wine glass.

Link: http://www.gluegluedesign.com/index/vindesign.html

Cin Cin!

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Kilo Kai Kicks Off

Here's an article in the latest issue of Brandweek profiling our Kilo Kai design. Enjoy! PA

Coppola Wine Labels

Francis Ford Coppola has been releasing some interesting wine labels. The Director's Cut labels, resembling disassembled zoetropes, tie in the intriacies involved in film-makinga and wine-making. The FC Reserve labels speak to the uniqueness of every blend by alternating six different design layouts on the bottles.

Link: http://www.ffcpresents.com/site.php

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Some Serious Coffee Time

The Yunessun Spa Resort in Hakone, Japan, has 25 specialized pools you can bathe in. Some, like the Roman Bath, Turkish Sauna, the Deep Sea Bath are fine and dandy. The more infamous pools allow you to bathe in your favorite beverage. There are pools of saké, coffee, tea, and wine.

Yes, good morning: the world is strange.

Link: http://www.yunessun.com/english/yunessun.html

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More winners!

When I'm not selling real-estate, sometimes I submit work to competitions.

This morning, I found out that TaB Energy will be featured in Step. This is the annual that only takes 100 pieces, and does a page write up on each.

Recently, we also learned that in the San Francisco International Wine Competition, both Bottleg and Root: 1 were honored with gold and bronze metals accordingly. (Our client submitted this for us)

Congratulations, everyone!

Lisa

encore!

From the the front page of the Life section of USA Today:

Erase your preconceptions

2005 Clean Slate Riesling, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany, about $11. Praise be the comprehensible and stylish label on this new-wave Riesling from the famously confusing German wine world. The grape and its origins are stated clearly on the front, and the artsy photo of slate rocks and the nifty name imply freshness and the promise of mineral-tinged fruit flavors. Sweetness is not an issue here: This wine is all about the perfect balance between demure peach-nectarine flavors and cleansing acidity. Chill well and serve with grilled seafood.

And if you look closely into the carton, you'll see the faintest of eye-claimaion marks hidden in the slate.

Very cool.

Lisa

and the wins just keep on coming!

Congratulations!

The following list of projects will be featured as winners in Graphic Design USA's American Graphic Design Awards:

Bare Fruit
TaB Energy
Sparks Posters
Superdrug Rescue
Heavenly Wine
Root:1
Scott Howard

Maybe they should change the name of the magazine to "Turner Duckworth's portfolio!"

The proud bearer of good news,
Lisa

What ever happened to Fre?

There and back again. I finally found an on-shelf redesign of Fre: the alcohol-free wine. It looks like not only has the alcohol been removed, but also the concept. Of all places, I found the new bottles in Dayton, Ohio. This and their new Starbucks is really putting them on the map. The third picture is the final product.

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Clean Sweep from Clean Slate

Well; not quite. But, it looks like TD-designed riesling performed well at the SF Intl. Wine Competition. There is an article in Beverage Industry here:

http://www.bevindustry.com/viewprnews.php?nid=4969

Also, Click Wine Group launched the Clean Slate website here:

http://cleanslatewine.com/#

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