WINE LABEL DESIGN COMPETITION - Call for Submissions
Call Type:
Other Calls
Deadline Type:
fixed
Deadline:
10/19/2012
Eligibility:
National
Attention Artists of All Media: The Capital Grille Now
Accepting Submissions for 2012 Wine Label Design Competition
The Capital Grille is now accepting artwork submissions for
its fourth-annual Artist Series Wine Label Design Competition. Through October
19, 2012, aspiring and established artists of all media, aged 21 years or
older, are invited to submit original artwork that will be considered for the
label of a limited-allocation wine served exclusively at The Capital Grille,
whose award-winning wine program is routinely recognized by Wine Spectator
magazine. In addition to having his or her artwork adorn the bottles of this
year’s featured vintage, the winning artist also will receive an
all-expenses-paid trip to the wine country of California’s Napa Valley.
This unique competition celebrates the art of the wine
label. For centuries, wine-label design
was about as basic and austere as a shipping label. That changed in 1940 when
Baron Phillippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild began enlisting
famous artists, including Joan Miro and Pablo Picasso, to craft a masterpiece
for the outside of the bottle that would beautifully convey the work of art
inside.
The bottled inspiration for the 2012 Artist Series
competition is a 2009 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon, blended by winemaker Heidi
von der Mehden from Arrowood Winery and George Miliotes, The Capital Grille’s
own Master Sommelier. Intensely purple in color, this wine presents aromas of
ripe, dark fruits that are matched on the palate with notes of blackberry, plum
and blueberry. Mehden and Miliotes describe this exceptional wine as “a natural
beauty,” imparting layers of flavor that begin with a deep intensity and end
with a soft, rich finish.
Only 1,000 cases of the Arrowood Cabernet will be produced
for this year’s Artist Series event, which will take place next spring in all
47 locations of The Capital Grille nationwide. The restaurants will donate a
portion of the proceeds from each bottle sold to Share Our Strength in support
of its mission to end childhood hunger in America. To date, The Capital Grille
has raised more than $1,000,000 on behalf of the organization.
Entrants must be 21 years old or older to enter. All non-winning entrants retain rights to
their artwork. (The Capital Grille will
retain the rights to the winning artwork, only.)
To enter, use the medium of your choice to create an
original piece of art that captures the essence of this exclusive, world-class
Cabernet Sauvignon. Entries should be original artwork and will be accepted
through October 19, 2012. Entries will be accepted via mail or email. To enter,
visit http://www.thecapitalgrille.com/enter/ for contest rules and details.
