Philip Carter Strother shows New Featured Painting at VA Wine Epo

At the recent Virginia Wine Expo, in the Commonwealth's capitol of Richmond, Philip Carter Strother (owner of Philip Carter Winery of Hume/Markam, Virginia) is shown a newly created painting of his family farm.  

Painted by Allan Guy, this painting is to go onto a special sub-brand, produced by Philip Carter Winery, with portions of the proceeds to go to charity, benefiting the beautiful northern Virginia Piedmont region.

Each year, specifically, a Virginia artist will be asked to contribute a Virginia scene (in his or her medium of choice) to this cause, benefitting the region that is the homeland of the Carter/Strother family...as well as that of Allan Guy, since before 1650.

The painting is an oil on prepared on fine, Molvin' d' Arches French watercolor paper and depicts the view of the headwaters of creeks leading into Crooked Run Valley, from the family farm named Valley View.  It is a working farm to this day, with productive orchards and cattle also being produced in abundance.

Look for a launching of this wine, featuring this artwork in the late spring!

Also, please look into Piedmont Virginia magazine, who kindly provided this photograph, but also provide a wonderful publication worthy of subscribing to! --special thanks to Margaret McCann.  This photo and her article describing it has been recently published in this fine magazine.

White Hall Vineyards, Cuvee Des Champs Redesigned

White Hall Vineyards, a top tier mid-Atlantic vineyard located on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in White Hall Virginia, looked to re-brand their products. White Hall did not have a logotype that was prorietary, a look that was visually "ownable" on shelf.

So, I was referred to Toni Champ, the owner of White Hall, by the Virginia Wine Board Marketing Office to be a consultant. After a few meetings, we came up with a line of creative that hit the mark. The new branding uses the clean simple style that White Hall prefers while making a look that is unique to this particular winery.

Starting with their Cuvee Des Champs ("fruit of the fields" and a play on the owners name), the new branding features an elegant oval label, die cut from the fine, 100% cotton rag, textured stock, hot stamping and triple beveling. The ink lay introduction was double-thick, so in hand, this is as much of a delight as the product in the glass.

If you are west of Charlottesville, Virginia, stop by their lovely winery. Gracious people, lovely area, great wine...worth a visit, trust me.

(Try the syrah)

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