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The 2025 PACK Design Awards put the spotlight on the most innovative and creative labels in the industry — and this year, our work earned three award-winning spots on the podium! 1st Place – Best Classic Format Design: Jaws Wine Spritzer 1st Place – Best Series: Gnarly Head x Grateful Dead 3rd...
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I’ve recently been receiving some wonderful feedback from designers with whom I’ve worked over many years, so I thought I’d share a few. Here’s one from Tony Auston, founder and creative director of Auston Design Group in Oakland, CA. Auston has designed labels and packaging for some of the...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: August Marks Family Winemakers Month: 35 Years of Advocating for Family-Owned Wineries
Statewide campaign urges support for independent wineries amid shifting consumer trends and economic headwinds...
Afternoon Brief, August 10th
Santa Barbara Commandeers and Destroys Illegally Submerged Wine Bottles; Perpetrators Accept Plea Deal: Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday that, in accordance with a plea agreement, it destroyed 2,000 bottles of wine and other alcohol illegally possessed for sale in connection with an illegal underwater wine aging and sale operation...
