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Life’s A Circus: Vinaceous Wines
March 10, 2010 – 6:15 pm | No Comment
Life’s A Circus: Vinaceous Wines

Want to add a little mystery to your wine? How about something with a wondrous past? Well, look no further than Vinaceous.
Hailing from Australia, Vinaceous Wines rock striking labels depicting sexy circus characters with …

Who’s Tasting? You Are! Trial Sized Wines
March 2, 2010 – 7:46 pm | No Comment
Who’s Tasting? You Are! Trial Sized Wines

Ever wanted to test out that uber expensive bottle of wine before dishing out the cash for it? Well, it seems the folks at WineSide had you in mind when they dreamed up trial size …

Killer Wine: Killibinbin, Australia
February 24, 2010 – 5:16 pm | No Comment
Killer Wine: Killibinbin, Australia

Killibinbin has always had a bit of a reputation as a killer – wine, that is. So, with the creative cats at Australian-based Mash design studio, this Adelaide Hills producer developed a label to live …

Oh Sinner Woman: Pecheresse
February 19, 2010 – 5:50 pm | No Comment
Oh Sinner Woman: Pecheresse

Once you see the bottle, the name, Pecheresse, makes perfect sense. A combination of the French words for peach and sinner, Pecheresse’s label rocks a mostly naked woman, lounging seductively across the otherwise understated bronze …

Put Your Face On It: The Creative Method’s BYO
February 8, 2010 – 9:10 pm | No Comment
Put Your Face On It: The Creative Method’s BYO

Nothing says ‘I love you’ like a bottle of wine with your face on it. At least that’s what the clever kids of Australia’s The Creative Method believe. And so was born the idea of …

The Persistence of Inebriation
February 1, 2010 – 11:49 pm | No Comment
The Persistence of Inebriation

Bell’s Brewery, Inc of small town Kalamazoo, Michigan in the US has been quietly brewing up a masterpiece for years. But this year the masterpiece is also in the packaging.
Oberon – Bell’s light summer …

A Taste of the Green Fairy, Marilyn Manson Style
January 31, 2010 – 10:10 am | No Comment
A Taste of the Green Fairy, Marilyn Manson Style

You can crawl out of the speakeasy now. Absinthe is legal again. Not only that, several years after its decriminalization, the infamous herb liquor is also über trendy. And just as Ernest Hemingway and Oscar …

OMG! Blasted Church Vineyards
January 27, 2010 – 9:28 am | No Comment
OMG! Blasted Church Vineyards

Inventive, quirky, and a creative force in the Canadian wine industry: this is Blasted Church Vineyards. Taking its name and imagery from the true story of a mining era church that was dismantled by dynamite …

For What Ales You
January 18, 2010 – 12:51 pm | No Comment
For What Ales You

Vintage pin-up girls cunningly hug curvaceous bottles of Schweppes’ recently launched Limited Edition Collection. To celebrate its historic style, Schweppes’ Ginger Ale, Lemonade, Soda Water, and Indian Tonic Water, are all swanked up with authentic, …

For the People, By the People: Thandi Wines
January 15, 2010 – 2:04 pm | One Comment
For the People, By the People: Thandi Wines

While some vineyards work hard for high ratings, others are working to empower individuals. South African-based Thandi Wine wholly embraces the latter. As the first ever all black owned and operated vineyard in the world …

A Wine That Thinks, Feels, Knows: Dada Wine
January 10, 2010 – 4:57 pm | No Comment
A Wine That Thinks, Feels, Knows: Dada Wine

When two exceptional New Zealand-based wine makers — one Kiwi, one French — set out to free themselves of professional conventions and pair up for a personal project, the result was an unexpected, artisanal creation: …

Body Slam Your Tongue: Luchador Shiraz
January 4, 2010 – 1:21 pm | No Comment
Body Slam Your Tongue: Luchador Shiraz

There are several cool things about this Australian Shiraz, Luchador Wine. The first is obvious: the eye-catching label with its bright illustrative work, imagined by the creative design team, Morning Breath. The comic book-esc feel …

Good Vibrations: Mary Jane’s Relaxing Soda
January 3, 2010 – 2:26 pm | 2 Comments
Good Vibrations: Mary Jane’s Relaxing Soda

Red Bull is so 2009. This year, it’s all about anti-energy drinks. That’s right: drinks intended to chill you out when things get a bit too heavy. Leading the way is Mary Jane’s Relaxing Soda. …

The Tap is On: Tap Water
December 26, 2009 – 5:41 pm | No Comment
The Tap is On: Tap Water

Touché bottled water. Tap is on the rise again. As plastic water bottles pile up in our land fills, with their vague benefits, escalating prices, and notable carbon footprints, this 90s trend is starting to …