Category Archives: Wine and Art

Apocalypse Wine – Wines Inspired by the End of the World!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Nick

Last year a little village in France hit the headlines as according to popular gossip it is supposed to be the one place on earth that will survive the 2012 Apocalypse myth. Bugarach is a little hamlet with a population … Continue reading →

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Anish Kapoor and Mouton Rothschild’s 2009 Label

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Nick

Ending months of rumour Mouton Rothschild has announced that the label for their 2009 vintage has been designed by British sculptor, painter and visual artist Anish Kapoor. The Chateau’s press release described the commission as: “at once austere and flamboyant, … Continue reading →

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A Look at Wine Glasses – As Art and Luxury Items

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Nick

A while back I wrote about the Georges Duboeuf’s Nouveau Expression-Be Heard Art Contest. Becky Suriano of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, has been announced as the winner. Suriano is an artist who creates intricately hand painted wine glasses. The contest was … Continue reading →

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Georges Duboeuf Launches Contest With Artist Kaves for Beaujolais Nouveau 2011

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Nick

Beaujolais wine producer Georges Duboeuf has launched a contest in collaboration with Brooklyn based artist Michael “Mr Kaves” McLeer: “Nouveau Expression – Be Heard”. The contest invites all disciplines of artists 21 and older to submit original work to the … Continue reading →

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Wine Art Revealed in Petra: The Rose-Red City Half as Old as Time

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Nick

The National Geographic is reporting that the beautiful 2000 year old cave art paintings in Jordan’s ancient rock-carved city Petra have been restored to their former glory. These amazing wall paintings of Cupid-like figures, intertwined vines and flowers, and brightly … Continue reading →

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Wine and Art – Mouton Rothschild and Bernar Venet

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Nick

The new label for Chateau Mouton Rothschild‘s 2007 vintage has been illustrated by Bernar Venet. Bernar Venet (b. 1941, France) is a master of contemporary conceptual art who has worked in all media, from painting and sculpture to film, music … Continue reading →

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Wine and Art – Mouton Rothschild and Bernar Venet

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Nick

The new label for Chateau Mouton Rothschild‘s 2007 vintage has been illustrated by Bernar Venet. Bernar Venet (b. 1941, France) is a master of contemporary conceptual art who has worked in all media, from painting and sculpture to film, music … Continue reading →

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Original Féret Wine Guide Plates on Sale

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Nick

The original plates used to illustrate various 19th century editions of the renowned Cocks & Féret Bordeaux et Ses Vins guide go on sale in Paris later this month. The set of 588 copper plates will be auctioned by Artcurial … Continue reading →

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Wine and Art: Château Mouton Rothschild, Lucien Freud and Comic Relief and Damien Hirst

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Nick

Lucien Freud has been commissioned to paint the label for the 2006 vintage of Château Mouton Rothschild. The painting harks back to Freud’s earlier paintings from the 1940s when he was commissioned to illustrate a book of poems by Nicholas … Continue reading →

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