Printing Pressure Sensitive Wine Labels with Flexographic Equipment
A typical label sandwich. Source: Weber Packaging Definitions Anilox: A method used to provide a...
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Author: Cindy Lambert
Every Label Tells a Story
Why are labels important to the consumer? And what makes a good wine label?
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Nicolas Catalogues Currently on Display in the Wine History Project Broad Street Offices
From 1928 to 1973, Etienne Nicolas recognized the synergy between wine and art and created these catalogues, produced by the printers Draeger Frères, who owned a major design and print studio and hired top designers.
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Grapes Mean Money; Tokay Means More Money
While measuring, photographing, looking for distinguishing marks on the various barrels in the Wine History Project’s collection, I stumbled upon a barrel marked with TOKAY. Here are some interesting tidbits of history from what might be behind the life of our barrels.
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Funnels
This well-known tool has been made from almost everything from paper to stone. Our collection has six wonderful examples of various types of funnels once used in wineries or home winemaking. Read about the variety of funnels and the materials used in their construction and available “back in the day.”
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