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Home Photo Galleries Label Galleries 2008 Label Contest Winners

Long after the last drop of wine is emptied from a bottle, we can still enjoy the memories of that vintage — just by looking at the label. This year we received many entries to our annual label contest, and based on what we saw there are a lot of great (tasting) memories out there. Have a glass of wine and take a look at this year’s winning entries. Congratulations to all the winners, thank you to the prize donors and everyone who entered — you made judging a tough job!

<p><strong>Laraine Willkie • Bellingham, Washington</strong><br /> <br />The original artwork on Laraine’s Chilean Carmenère was all hand pieced, edited and altered. Inspired by her garden, she said, “I like the impression of texture and warmth. It seemed to me to complement the vintage as well.”</p> <p>Prizes: Spanish Tempranillo wine kit from Cellar Craft International; Gift certificate from Fine Vine Wines; Hat and T-shirt from White Labs, Inc.; Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply; Wine making software from Winery Master, Inc.; Gift certificate from Grape and Granary </p>

Grand: Laraine Willkie
<p><strong>Cami Fischer • New Paltz, New York</strong><br /> <br />Cami’s design actually helped to sell the originial watercolor painting on the label. “My husband and home winemaker had just finished making a Malbec wine and he suggested we offer a bottle with the sale of the painting, using the painting for the label. It sold right off — at the beginning of the show!” <br /> <br /><strong>Prizes:</strong> Gift certificate from Fine Vine Wines; Yeast coupons from White Labs, Inc.; Cellar Craft wine kit from Lakeside Wines; Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply; Wine making software from Winery Master, Inc.</p>

Gold: Cami Fischer
<p><strong>Joseph Pedicone • Newark, Delaware</strong><br /> <br />Featuring one of Joseph’s wife’s own illustrations, this label is one of a series of designs the Pedicone’s used for bottles of holiday wines. “Each year we host a holiday party, which features several types of wild game dishes and wines to accompany them.”<br /> <br /><strong>Prizes:</strong> Gift certificate from Fine Vine Wines; Yeast coupons from White Labs, Inc.; Refractometer from Grapestompers.com; Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply; Wine making software from Winery Master, Inc.</p>

Silver: Joseph Pedicone
<p><strong>Mindy Bush • Portland, Oregon</strong><br /> <br />In addition to her and her husband’s 20-year hobby of home winemaking, Mindy is also an artist. This Pinot Noir label is one of her original oil paintings from 2005.<br /> <br /><strong>Prizes:</strong> Gift certificate from Fine Vine Wines; Yeast coupons from White Labs, Inc.; Gift certificate from Quality Wine and Ale Supply; Wine making software from Winery Master, Inc.</p>

Bronze: Mindy Bush
Betsy Miller • Wrentham, Massachusetts

Honorable Mention
John Maurer • St. Louis, Missouri

Honorable Mention
Kathleen Jarschke-Schultze • Hornbrook, California

Honorable Mention
Michael Walters • Valparaiso, Indiana

Honorable Mention
Pat and Linda Carroll • Budd Lake, New Jersey

Honorable Mention
Ramona Ellison • Katy, Texas

Honorable Mention
Roman Weiser • Newhall, Californa

Honorable Mention
Scott and Karen Anderson • Great Meadows, New Jersey

Honorable Mention
<p>Barbara Bentley • Walnut Creek, California</p>

Honorable Mention
David Harwood • Lakefield, Minnesota

Honorable Mention
J.J. Hutzenbiler • Billings, Montana

Honorable Mention
Martha Adams • Sodus, New York

Honorable Mention
Mary Foster • Lake City, Minnesota

Honorable Mention
Nancy Powell • Kansas City, Kansas

Honorable Mention
Shawn Steinberg • Dorval, Quebec

Honorable Mention
Sherry Bryant • Cortaro, Arizona

Honorable Mention


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