Personal Project

Here is my latest attempt at thinking outside the box. Well... with lit up bottles still being the primary media, I can at least call it thinking 'around' the box.

I pulled out a bottle left over from my wedding decorations that I had frosted with glass etching cream. I put lights in it as per usual but this time instead of leaving on the label and adding artificial grapes I took it with me to my friend Ann Desimone's studio in Portland.

Ann is a fashion designer who currently operates under her private label: iseeyou designs. It was fabulous! She has a great work space and mountains of fabric to choose from.

I custom decorated this bottle to go in her work studio which is painted in hues of fuchsia and green.

Laurel Ridge Barrel Select Pinot Noir

ALREADY SOLD

This particular bottle is already gone, but being our favorite Pinot, there are plenty more where that came from...

Terra Vina Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

ALREADY SOLD

Sooooooo tasty and the bottle looks nice too.

Purple and black label with gold lettering.

I put some dark purple grapes to match the label and a bright burgundy ribbon to add a bit of contrast.

Lemelson Vinyards: Thea's Selection Pinot Noir

ALREADY SOLD

Maybe I'm kind of a poser... I never drank this wine. C'mon give me a little slack here, I can't drink ALL the wine. This bottle was given to me by my mother and I must say, this is my FAVORITE one so far.

The label itself is blue-grey. Copper accents along with a copper ribbon and some dark grapes that bring out the purple tones help make for a terrific little bottle. Glass glows warm green.

Erath: Pinot Gris

ALREADY SOLD
A darker green than most white wine bottles, this Erath bottle takes a longer, skinnier approach as well. I chose green grapes, true to the genre, so to speak. Label is wheat colored with brown lettering. Ribbon is a reddish brown color. The glass glows a yellowish green.

Funny story about Erath. I always thought they made up the name as an acronym. Turns out Dick Erath started the winery some time in the 70s (I believe).

Witness Tree: Chainsaw Pinot Noir

SOLD

This bottle has a great image of a tree on the label. Colors are burgundy with gold lettering. Ribbon is a sheer off-white. Bottle glows warm green when it is lit.

Dalla Vina: Bella Vista Red

ALREADY SOLD
Now known as Terra Vina, this winery based out of Wilsonville, Oregon refers to this as their table wine. I couldn't believe they consider this as just a table wine... Then I tried their Cab Franc.

This bottle is taller and more slender than regular bottles. The glass casts a warm, green glow. The label is black and burgundy with gold lettering so I chose some grapes to accent those deeper colors. Ribbon is a cream color with a touch of gold trim.

Bottles are Back!!!

The leaves outside are changing as summer begins its annual fade into fall. The burst of new colors reminds me that it's that time of year again... time to dust off the dremmel tool and start making my wine bottles again.

Fall is my favorite! Having already embarked on a few "color drives" to enjoy the changing leaves, dabbled in a bit of grape harvesting, and helped out with a little wine production this year I find myself swept up in Autumnal excitement and involved in the harvest season more than ever. It's a perfect time to start making these little beauties again.