Wine and Art

Wine labels have come in leaps and bounds - pretty, sophisticated, quirky and cute - you can find wine to suite any mood - and I must confess I often buy wine based souly on the label...
But today I'm talking about wine labels that are close to my heart - not only do they combine art and wine (two of my favorite things) but they also have a family connection - my Uncle is one of the wine makers- the T in the TW of the brand, and the CV in particular is special as that was the white served at my wedding...

I love that they are pushing the boundaries of white labels can be and what they can do.  I love that they are cheeky and sophisticated - take a look at the fine print on the innocent label - Innocent - untouched by oak.
And I'm not the only one seeing the value of good design and point of difference in labelling - check out Fancy - New Zealand Design Blog for more product packaging beauty!!

Elsewhere



The Exquisite Book - via the exquisite book website (see below)

"The Exquisite book, 100 Artists Play A Collaborative Game" - what an exquisite idea - via Fancy New Zealand Design Blog

I wanted to feature the beautiful, unexpected, weaving art of Claudette Collis, but she has no contact details to ask if this would be possible... so... to see the magic of this Gisy girl click above...

Check out the amazing book art of Boukje Voet, found via Upon A Fold...

V & A prints available online - I luv the botanical ones, via Decor8

Getting into a summer fitness regime - been swimming twice this week... kudos where kudos is due - Casey RACE in Cranbourne is a fabulous aquatic centre!

Today it feels like summer.... Raspberry and mint mojitos! Yay! (hay, I swam a km this morning! I deserve it!! ;))

Have a fabulous weekend!

Its nearly the weekend so...

Lets talk about beer!
Have you discovered Jamieson's Raspberry Ale yet!

If not track it down.  The label design is really cute - its a raspberry grenade! and it is really really really tasty... you get the initial flavour of raspberry goodness but it rounds out into a smooth ale that's not to sweet.  Perfect!
I found it at Ritchie's Liqueur, but my local has run out and their taking their time to bring in more stock... Grr! So if your looking for something new to drink this weekend - and you can stumble across it - Jamieson's Raspberry Beer comes highly recommended.
I'm a fan of trying something new, I'd love to hear others suggestions!!
*K*