Design Award Judging

An honour to judge for the IWSC The three categories were: The Wine Artwork and Bottle Design Awards, The Wine Artwork and Bottle Design Awards, The Spirits Packaging Awards With over 750 wines and spirits all hoping for the accolade of having won design and/or packaging it was a tough decision to make. However, a [...]

The Golden Vines 2021 Trophy

Behind the scenes – Trophy design

Behind the Scenes: Creating The Golden Vines® Awards Trophy 2021 Winners need trophies and The Golden Vines, being a state-of-the-art Awards event for the fine wine industry, needed an equally glamorous and iconic trophy. The Trophy was designed to be symbolic of everything the fine wine industry represents: artisanship, top quality and celebratory. The Trophy [...]

Wine bottle sustainability

Greener wine packaging

Sustainability in the wine industry The wine industry has improved its eco-friendly credentials of late, with many forward-thinking producers working with innovative marketers and designers to introduce more environmentally packaging. However, sustainability is still often an after-thought, rather than something that is ‘baked in’ to product development and marketing. I believe that by including sustainability [...]