Comments on: The International Review of Wine Packaging and Aesthetics, Vol. 1

By: murketing

murketing — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:23:29 +0000

Ah, Texas wineries. I remember reading an article about in the college. I wonder who wrote that?

By: raoj

raoj — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:54:57 +0000

Love it. I’ve always thought of Sangre de Torro as the Crackerjack of wines. And that it’s disappointing that El Gato Negro (for example) doesn’t *also* have a free gift. And J and I buy our wines almost exclusively based on the label (and, ahem, on whether it’s from Texas). So we look forward to future installments.

By: murketing

murketing — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:03:50 +0000

Thanks toybreaker, yer too kind.

I love that detail about the SF restaurant, that’s actually a really brilliant/realistic idea. Sounds like something to check out next time there … whether i’m looking to do research, get lit, or both…

By: toybreaker

toybreaker — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:56:38 +0000

This is the Best Thing Evar.

My partner and I (both being designers, of course) frequently choose wine by label, and damnit, we are usually dead on!

There was one restaurant in San Francisco we went to on a whim and their wine list was a picture book with all the labels. It was heaven. I think we got quite lit as a result.

By: murketing

murketing — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:30:11 +0000

Yes, as noted in the writeup, “The wine is also available in Jersey City.” We’ve bought it at Manna, which is on Varick, closer to us than Coles.

Lots of detail for all you JC readers.

By: jcdc

jcdc — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:25:44 +0000

available at the liquor store on coles

By: murketing

murketing — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:34:19 +0000

An excellent question!

The answer is, at first, we saved them all. But it turns out that after five or more identical plastic bulls, there is a diminishing-returns problem. Eventually, we discarded all the bulls but one. Which of course we treasure. Sort of. I mean, if we lost it, we can get another one just like it, pretty easily.

Regarding the diaromas: I’m afraid I’m going to have to offer a “no comment” on that portion of your question.

By: jkd

jkd — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:26:23 +0000

But the real question is do you save the bulls (and, e.g., pose them in dioramas enacting famous scenes from literature), or is it just that you get the bulls that’s important?