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Design Energy Creates Branding and Packaging Design for 52 & Cloudy Wines

Design Energy Creates Branding and Packaging Design for 52 & Cloudy Wines

In 2004, Trentham Estate brothers Anthony and Patrick Murphy, planted three rows of vines using 52 varieties to mark the entrance of the vineyard. This small patch allows guests who visit the estate to explore the many different grape varietals on offer – including the differences in leaves and berries of each. A collection of this scale is not a common feature in most vineyards.

Not only a display vineyard, the three rows of vines are also a valuable resource for viticulture practices. Before rolling out the varietals on a commercial scale, the grapes are tested in the vineyard to ensure they will obtain optimum growth and quality in the soil structure and climate conditions the region provides.

2021 is the very first vintage of ‘52 & Cloudy’. With a developing interest in unusual, natural and unfiltered wines amongst consumers, Design Energy created a brand that invites intrigue for this unconventional wine.

The 52 hand-made, inky splotches represent each varietal running around the label in three rows, just like the vineyard planting. The splotches not only represent the artisan style of wine making, but the idea of developing the wines in the lab during the wine making process – testing for colour and intensity.

Design Energy created the name based on the amount of varietals and the nature of the wine – unfiltered, low-intervention, skin contact, juicy and cloudy. The paper stock was chosen to create a watercolour paper effect as though the splotches have been created for every individual label produced.

As the consumer begins to pour the contents of the bottle, the list of the wine varietals and the rows they are planted in is revealed. This creates an interactive experience around the dinner table for guests to discover and discuss, creating a conversation around the brand, strengthening it beyond that moment. The branded QR code added to the top of cap links to the website to enable to consumer to explore the story in detail.

CREDIT

  • Agency/Creative: Design Energy
  • Article Title: Design Energy Creates Branding and Packaging Design for 52 & Cloudy Wines
  • Organisation/Entity: Agency
  • Project Type: Packaging
  • Project Status: Published
  • Agency/Creative Country: Australia
  • Agency/Creative City: Collingwood
  • Market Region: Oceania
  • Project Deliverables: Art, Brand Creation, Brand Design, Brand Naming, Brand Strategy, Branding, Craft, Creative Direction, Design, Drawing, Graphic Design, Illustration, Label Design, Packaging Design, Painting, Product Design, Product Naming
  • Format: Bottle
  • Substrate: Pulp Paper
  • Industry: Food/Beverage
  • Keywords: Packaging Design, Drinks Design, Illustration, Wine Labels, Wine Label Packaging, Wine Packaging, Label Design

  • Credits:
    Creative Director: Trish Dunstone

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