Whether you are a wine connoisseur or just a beginner, the wine labels on bottles can make the process of picking and choosing wines so much more fun and exciting. A lot of times, what catches our attention is the beautiful, artistic and creative wine labels. With only less than a few seconds to make an impact on consumers, wine labels are something that is of great importance when we talk about wine.
Here are some wines with impressive artistic wine labels that we specially picked out, we would totally buy these wines just for their labels, their good taste is just a cherry on top!
1. Pont des Arts
The founders of Point des Art Arthur de Villepin and Thibault Pontallier first met in Hong Kong. As they both have a strong passion for wine and art, every bottle of wine comes with a selected piece of art.
“A smile doesn’t necessarily mean happiness, it could mean something else.” The Yue Minjun Collection featured wines labels of his artwork portraying himself in different settings frozen in laughter.
2. Orin Swift
Dave Phinny debuted his first ever wine brand ‘The Prisoner’ in 1997 which was a big success after it launched. Then he put his whole focus on his boutique brand the Orin Swift and Machete is one of the great wines under Orin Swift.
Machete California red wine
The Machete’s label designs are without a doubt one of a kind despite them being a little too bold to some. Along with his friend and photographer Greg Gorman, Phinny created these wine labels in the form of authentic polaroid snapshots in this 12-bottled case. The team took 10,000 snapshots in 2 days and selected 12 photos best describe the wine.
As for the wine, it has a robust entry consisting of a progressing palate of blackberry and boysenberry compote, a reduction of dark plum and ripe figs, and pure Amarena cherry. Flashes of vanilla and traces of minerality evolve into chalky tannins and a smooth lingering finish.
3. Mouton
Mouton Rothschild gathered the most celebrated artist of their day and made use of paintings as their wine labels, where artist can enjoy a complete freedom of creativity on themes like vine and the pleasure of drinking, inspiring people all over the world.
4. Zapata Catena
Catena Zapata Mendoza Argentino Malbec
This label is designed by Stranger & Stranger, which is a design and branding company that specializes in alcoholic drinks. Rick Shaefer, the wine label designer was inspired by the history of Malbec, with the wine label portraying 4 women symbolizing the different milestones in history of Argentina’s flagship variety. This includes the birth of Malbec, movement of settlers from Europe to New World, grape phylloxera and the present days.
This is an old-vine wine from Malbec, showing blackberries and black olives. Very dense and rich. Yet there is a velvety texture and brightness to the whole thing. Stone undertones, too. A big, energetic and classical Malbec.