“Tanya Scholes has put together the most comprehensive book on the subject of wine label art that I have ever seen. It will simultaneously stimulate your mind and taste buds.”
—Manfred Krankl, Proprietor and Winemaker, Sine Qua Non
“Tanya brings the strength and value a label can add to a bottle of wine to life, and its ability to convey the history, future, character, and philosophy deep behind the paper.”
—Martin Malivoire, Proprietor, Malivoire Wine Company
“Tanya Scholes has gathered together the most visually compelling labels and provided a great back-story to the semiotic treasure trove that is the universe of wine labels.”
—Randall Grahm, Founder and Winemaker, Bonny Doon Vineyard and author of Been Doon So Long: A Randall Grahm Vinthology
“There is an artistry to winemaking that extends to its packaging. The wine labels showcased in Tanya Scholes’s book are the essence of a wine language that people can relate to and actually understand.”
—Charles Smith, Owner and Winemaker, K Vintners and Charles Smith Wines
“Confronted by thousands of choices, a simple grocery errand becomes an Odyssean quest. Let author Tanya Scholes shed a little light on the arcane alchemy of wine label design in The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels.”
—Jeffrey Caldewey, Founder, Icon Design Group and co-author of Icon: Art of the Wine Label
“This is, without question, the most complete book on the ‘story’ of wine labels I have read.”
—Bob Nugent, Curator of Collections, Benziger and Imagery Estate Wineries
“You can’t judge a wine by its label, but you can deepen your sensory pleasure by looking more closely at it. This is just the book to help you do that. Beautifully illustrated with surprising insights, The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels is its own work of art.”
—Natalie MacLean, author of Red, White and Drunk All Over and Publisher of the award-winningwww.nataliemaclean.com
“The world of wine is a incredible melting pot of mother nature, people, history, geography, science, art, and design—and Tanya Scholes’s The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels captures it in all its glory. An absolute must.”
—Matt Skinner, sommelier consultant, educator, writer, and author of Thirsty Work, Heard It through the Grapevine, and his annual guide The Juice: 100 Wines You Should Be Drinking
“With verve, care, and humor, Tanya Scholes adeptly teases out the magic ghost that exists within a bottle of wine, and helps us understand how that spirit is manifested on the front in all its glory.”
—Kathryn Borel Jr., author of Corked
“Tanya Scholes has done a superb job explaining how, in the same way fine wines speak for the land from which they grew, a good label speaks authentically about the wine around which it is wrapped.”
—Nicole Vallée, RGD, Editor-in-Chief, Brix magazine
“Tanya Scholes has collated a brilliant collection of wine labels and has provided interesting insights into the thoughts that went into the label development. The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels is a fascinating, must-read for any wine lover.”
—Simon West, Managing Director of Fullglass Management Wine Sales, Marketing, and Export
“Wine is art, wine is poetry, wine is culture. Let it be crazy, romantic, funny, or ironic, but take the trip in the world of wine labels created by Tanya Scholes.”
—Dr. Evelyne Resnick, author of Wine Brands and winebrandsblog.com
“With over 220,000 wine brands on the shelves globally, a good wine label screams ‘buy me’ and Tanya Scholes’s encyclopedia of wine labels will become an important work of inspiration for graphic designers, artists, marketers, and collectors alike.”
—Mike Carter, Publisher of www.seriousaboutwine.co.za
