Monthly Archives: April 2010

Boer & Brit Wines

Malbec&Tempranillo 2008-72

Malbec&Tempranillo 2008 back72

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Once they were bitter enemies at war, the Anglo-Boer War.

The one was a Boer, the president of his country. The other a Brit, a famous general who led the relief of Kimberley.

President Kruger and Field Marshal French… they died as enemies.

Now, more than a hundred years later, two direct decendants have joined forces. Stefan Gerber a great, great grandson of Paul Kruger and Alexander Milner a great, great grandson of John French have, together, created Boer & Brit, wines so intense and genuine as the battle their ancestors fought long ago.

Natura Wine

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Natura Wine 3

This is another project for Raynoff and Sons Winery. Since it is a bio-product under ‘Natura’ brand, I decided to change the direction of my thoughts and respectably – my design.

The Winery is located at the very center of Rusenski Lom National Park a place famous with its canyons, river curves, caves, spectacular landscapes and pure nature full of wild life. After reading the brief, I took a short trip across an old map of Bulgaria and fortunately the answer came almost instantly – I was sure that if I used a satellite photo of the area, it would become a very very interesting label design.

So here is the result of my short story.

Designed by Jordan Jelev | Source :: Lovely Package

Upgrade for Turning Leaf Wine

Turning Leaf Wine 1

Gallo’s Turning Leaf isn’t the most exciting wine brand out there and certainly doesn’t have the most exciting label design but that is about to change with a little makeover from British fashion designers Basso & Brooke. The pair are famous for their use of bright colors like the ones in the designs above and they will serve as “designers in residence” for Turning Leaf.

The Financial Times reports that the pair will create a wrapping for 2,000 bottles, a blog, limited-edition umbrellas and a retail installation for a London department store. Chris Brooke recently toured Gallo vineyards in Healdsburg, Cali­fornia where he showed off the bottle in its colorful sleeve and went through a tasting of the six Turning Leaf blends. The exuberantly colored sleeve which looks much like the dress above is a bit at odds with the Turning Leaf label which remains the same but at least the flashy new outfit might catch a few eyes on the wine shelf.

Source :: www.luxist.com

Antique Wine Company’s New iPhone App

Antique Wine Company

The Antique Wine Company has launched a new free app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that has something for wine lovers at all levels. Among its many features is a series of 80+ podcasts covering everything you could ever want to know from the principles of wine tasting and understanding wine jargon to food and wine pairings, building a fine wine cellar, and even tips on wine investment. Each podcast is only about 2 1/2 minutes long, so you can easily find time to listen, and new ones will be added regularly.

The app also offers the ability to browse through more than 2,000 of the world’s finest and rarest wines, sorting them by price, region, or vintage with links to the Antique Wine Company website to make inquiring and purchasing wine easy and convenient.

Source :: www.luxist.com

Annika Sorenstam Chardonnay

Annika Sorenstam Chardonnay

This spring look for a new release from Annika Vineyards, a 2008 Chardonnay that’s described as full-bodied with a balance of apricot, peach, and tangerine and a finish of vanilla, graham, and ground spice.

Annika Vineyards is a collaboration between Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam and the family-owned Wente Vineyards and this new vintage joins a 2006 Syrah to be the second ultra-premium boutique wine offered by the vineyard. Sorenstam worked closely with winemaker Karl Wente to select the Chardonnay and said “This is the one I could picture myself enjoying with family, friends, and business associates.”

Look for it to be released nationally this spring with a retail price of $40/750ml.

Source :: www.luxist.com

Miami Wine & Food Festival

Miami Wine and Food Festival

The Miami Wine and Food Festival is all set to offer a wide variety of gourmet delicacies, rare vintages, and fun experiences for food and wine lovers in South Florida. Celebrating its 15th year and scheduled to take place on the 22nd – 24th of this month, one of the highlights is the return of chef Todd English to the festival for the “Food, Friends & Fun Interactive Dinner” where tables will team up to cook their own 3 course meals under the direction of Chef English.

Other events include live music, the “Taste and Toast” extravaganza (with VIP tasting), and The Champagne GH Mumm reception with silent auction.

The Miami Wine and Food Festival benefits Camillus House and United Way of Miami-Dade, and more info and event tickets are available here.

Source :: www.luxist.com

Make a Bath Mat Out of Wine Corks

Make a Bath Mat Out of Wine Corks

If you’re quickly tasting your way through your wine collection, you might as well use all those corks for something. Craft blog Craftynest has a guide for creating an attractive, foot-friendly bath mat by hot gluing them to some shelf liner.

All you need for this project is a hot glue gun, some non-adhesive shelf liner, and a lot of wine corks. You’ll probably want a cutting board to work with, too, as you’ll be doing a lot of cutting. To make the corks stay down easier (and so you only need half as many), you’ll need to cut each one in half first before hot gluing them down onto the shelf liner. Other than the time it may take to do so (and the necessary precision if you want it to look nice), the project is pretty simple.

Craftynest’s instructions say that you need a rotary cutter and some fancy cutting mats, but this isn’t completely necessary—as long as you find some way to cut the shelf liner (or any other no-slip material you decide to use for the base), you shouldn’t need anything too heavy-duty. In fact, the hardest part of the whole thing is probably going to be drinking all that wine (and remembering to keep the corks). Hit the link for the full instructions.

Source :: Lifehacker

Whole Foods Markets Launches Wine Cork Recycling

Whole Foods Markets Launches Wine Cork Recycling

Whole Foods Markets is making a big push toward cork recycling. Every Whole Foods Market will have a collection box for wine corks. The program will be available in all 292 store locations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The program is a partnership with Cork ReHarvest and Whole Foods is the first national retailer to launch a cork recycling program. They first started cork recycling a couple of years ago with a pilot program in some northern California stores.

The corks will have different second lives depending on where they are located. West of the Rockies, corks will be delivered to Western Pulp and will be turned into recyclable wine shippers containing 10 percent cork. In the Midwest, corks will be sent to Yemm & Hart, which produces cork floor tiles. And on the East Coast and in the UK, corks will be transported to Jelinek Cork Group, one of the oldest cork manufacturers in North America, where corks will be made into post-consumer products.

Source :: www.luxist.com