Wine Labels 55 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 4 weeks ago | Thread started: Sep 5, 08, 7:29 a.m.

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• hammerofdawn

  Anyone with any experience with making wine labels? This is totally new to me, so any tips would be great.

  Sep 5, 08, 7:29 a.m. – Permalink

• Iggyboo

  Go to a wine store bring your printed out mark. wrap the bottle see how it stands out next to the competition.

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:37 a.m. – Permalink

• linearch

  i've made a bunch....do what iggy says....also, be sure to read up about compliance at TTB. careful about the language used in the description on the back label as well. i just had a label rejected by TTB for using the word "quaffing".

  here is a pdf about TTB regulations:
  http://www.ussommelier.com/uploa…

  • Hey, that's a good link, thanks– hammerofdawn

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:47 a.m. – Permalink

• megE

  i buy wine based on how well the label is designed... shows what i'm more passionate about

  • My wife also does that... consequently I never let her choose it :)– fodcj1/3

    but theyre so cool! and they look better once the bottle is empty sitting on the mantle :)– megE2/3

    it's actually not bad practice.... if the maker has the wherewithal to know go design, it probably puts in the effort to make good wine– linearch3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 7:50 a.m. – Permalink

• stem

  I just go for one with a 14% or above on it!

  • yup/– jimzyk1/3

    what's the % on strawberry hill?– Mellimelvin2/3

    othing like a good bottle of PORT– Llantera3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 8:03 a.m. – Permalink

• 23kon

  the suggestion of taking your labels and putting them on a bottle in a supermarket alongside other bottles to see how your design stands out is a good idea.

  you got to design the label according to the market too.

  the print design side of my work does a lot of bottle labels and packaging for wines and spirits.
  they did packaging for a cheap wine aimed at young drinkers - one called babe and one called dude. they were pink / blue wraps respectively with a illustratative silhoutte of a girl/guy on the bottle, and yes they were quite hideous and you or i wouldnt go near the stuff - but seemingly it did well on the shelves with the target audience buying it.

  so dont make a cheap wine look expensive and dont make a expensive wine look too cheap otherwise they wont instantly catch the eye of your target audience.

  

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  Dog-earSep 5, 08, 3:37 p.m. – Permalink