The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels - Hardcover

"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

"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, 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."  —Jeffrey Caldewey, founder, Icon Design Group, coauthor, Icon: Art of the Wine Label

"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."  —Natalie MacLean, author, Red, White and Drunk All Over and publisher, nataliemaclean.com

"The world of wine is an incredible melting pot of mother nature, people, history, geography, science, art, and design . . . and Tanya Scholes captures it in all its glory. An absolute must."  —Matt Skinner, sommelier consultant, educator, and author, Thirsty Work, Heard It through the Grapevine, and 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, Corked