Comments on: Wine Blogging Wednesday #16: Superficial Review

by: Maggie

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 19:31:02 +0000

Good question, allow me to clarify. Wine labels the likes of designer labels mean nothing to me–your Opus Ones, Insignia, Stag’s Leap, etc. To me, it’s the same as Tommy Hilfiger being in every mall in America. I don’t get why people lust after the label, it doesn’t mean anything. I don’t have any clothes with labels on the outside. I don’t buy my wine that way. I don’t think wine should be bought that way, i.e. as a designer label.

But design is very, very important to me. The way a label looks is a window into the winery’s soul. I truly believe this. One of the things that bugs me the most about Washington wines, for example, are the amatuerish, bad wingding clip art labels. They are a fucking embarassment to an industry that claims to be serious.

So label design is important to me, but designer labels mean nothing if the wine is shite.

by: Justin

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:22:43 +0000

Now, I’m confused. Do lables mean something to you or don’t they? I thought I read somewhere else on this blog they mean nothing.

Just provoking.

by: maggie

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 20:19:41 +0000

Jeff’s right, this bottle’s only about $40. For a rose Champagne, that’s great, better than great.

PS: This wine was crazier the next day, almost herbal and savory.

by: caveman

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:38:22 +0000

Jumping rabbitts? Emus? Now yer talkin’ mag, where can i go to add a couple of those to my collection? I did drink a decent bottle called arrogant frog this summer, suprisingly good.. got me turned onto the animal motif. Nice post as always
Bill

by: Jeff

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:17:39 +0000

How can you go wrong with a label that has fluffy clouds and windmills, it hides the beast waiting in the bottle. delicious.
you can find this wine for around 40$