Grand Prize Label
LARAINE WILLKIE, Bellingham, WA
“The labels have evolved as the wine has. We are a family of fishermen and women and are fortunate enough to own property on three different rivers… hence the name, “Three Rivers,” on all of the labels.”
Prizes: Selection Estate Series Crushendo Santa Ynez Valley Syrah 18L wine kit from Winexpert, Inc.; 6-gallon Better-Bottle set-up from Bader Beer & Wine Supply; 50 lb. pail of Straight-A cleanser from Logic, Inc.
Gold Prize Label
BARBARA BENTLEY, Walnut Creek, CA
Barbara is the “official taster and labelmaker” for her husband Rex Johnston’s wines. Now, both the label and the wine have become winners, as Elephant Heart Plum also won “Best of Dessert” at the 2004 California State Fair.
Prizes: Yakima Valley Viognier 16L wine kit from Cellar Craft International; Gift certificate from Wine, Barley & Hops Homebrew Supply; Mosto Italiano Amarone 23L wine kit from Advintage Distribution
Silver Prize Label
MARTY BLAIR, Redwood City, CA
This award is the label’s second, as it also took “Best of Show” at the 2003 California State Fair. Marty has been making wine for five years. The label was designed by his wife Eileen Blair and her brother Tim Finnigan.
Prizes: Gift certificate from Grape and Granary; Mosto Italiano Frascatti 23L wine kit from Advintage Distribution
Bronze Prize Label
LAURIE SHELL, Benton, AR
This was Laurie’s first label creation, as part of a deal with her father David that netted her 24 bottles of the wine in exchange for the label.
Prize: Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel wine kit with
crushed grape pack from Cellar Craft International
Honorable Mention Labels
Brant Burgiss
Jamestown, NC
Prize: 0-32 °Brix Refractometer from
grapestompers.com
Stephen & Jamie Concannon
St. Helena, CA
Prize: Coupons for yeast from White Labs, Inc.
Roberta Clemmer
Westfield, IN
Prize: Gift certicate from Maltose Express
Dale Lilyhorn
Raymond, NE
Prize: 6-gallon Better-Bottle set-up from
Bader Beer & Wine Supply
Michael Muscardini
Sonoma, CA
Prize: Gift certificate from NFG Homebrew Supplies
Greg Gerow
Salt Lake City, UT
Prize: 6-gallon Better-Bottle set-up from
Bader Beer & Wine Supply
Brian G. Palazzolo
Aurora, IL
Prize: Insta-pull metal gear corkscrew from BrewCitySupplies.com
Raphy Singer
Beit Shemesh, Israel
Prize: Sweatshirt from White Labs, Inc.
Jack Anders
Richmond, VA
Prize: Coupons for yeast from White Labs, Inc.
Victoria Sharpe
College Station, TX
Prize: Hand-painted wine trivet from High Country Store
Stephan G. Peleck
LaSalle, Ontario
Prize: Set of 4th & Vine labels from
Woodstick Wines
Paul King
Towson, MD
Prize: Gift certificate from The Flying Barrel
Sheri Moore & Jason Weppel
Macungie, PA
Prize: Gift certificate from Wine & Beer
Michael Cooper
Sonoma, CA
Prize: 6-gallon Better-Bottle set-up from Bader Beer & Wine Supply
Jim Mirowski
San Carlos, CA
Prize: Messenger bag from White Labs, Inc.
Joseph Curcillo
Harrisburg, PA
Prize: Set of 4th & Vine labels from Woodstick Wines
Nanci Dubuque
La Grange, CA
Prize: Coupons for yeast from
White Labs, Inc.
Julie Riendeau & Daphne Derden
Dallas, TX
Prize: Gift certificate from High Gravity
View the winning labels of the 2002 WineMaker Label Contest.
Sure, what’s inside the bottle may be the most important part of winemaking, but the presentation of your homemade wines tells others that your wine is important to you, that you’ve spent time on it, and are proud of the contents. The label, like gift-wrap on a present, is the first impression others will take from your wines, and as such, they are an important piece to the winemaking hobby. For that…
