Interesting Wine Packaging and Some VERY Interesting Wines

Interesting Wine Packaging and Some VERY Interesting Wines – Episode #508

July 24, 2008

A special guest picked these 3 wines based on their packaging but stumbled into a few fascinating wines worthy of attention on this edition of The Thunder Show.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Nun Vinya Dels TausSpanish Priorat
2006 J Mourat Fiefs Vendeens Collection RedOther Loire Red Wine
2005 John Anthony Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet

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July 25, 2008

jseeds
great show. the 04 nun vinya taus was caRaZy – diesel fuel for days. Im a graphic designer myself, and bought it because of the label (and ester nin’s pedigree).

QOTD: Graphic:
Herbert Matter
Lester Beall
Stephan Sagmeister

Architects:
Mies
John Pawson
Peter Zumthor
July 25, 2008

Scott EJ
A white Priorat….cool.

QOTD: Nadda clue.
July 25, 2008

CBone
Sweet! Architecture finally made it into WLTV! Note that my list has a total lack of shitty, nonsense, modernist, crap architects who build things that destroy cities while glorifying the architects ego. See “Beijing Olympics” for a list of some terrible offenders, and add Rem Koolhaus and Zaha Hadid, and toss in a little Steven Holl for fun. Grotesque, irresponsible nonsense. The way you are with over oaked wines is how I am with contemporary architects who seem determined to destroy our world. Ugh! but, on a lighter note, here is my QOTD answer…

QOTD: It is tough for me to pick a favorite architect, so I’m giving you a brief list:

Louis Sullivan
Daniel Burnham
H.H. Richardson
McKim, Mead and White
Andrea Palladio
Edwin Lutyens
Julia Morgan
John Nash
Frank Lloyd Wright
John Russell Pope
July 25, 2008

Chris Hansen
Great SHOW concept.

EVEN BETTER, a reference to Cecil Cooper and Cecil Fielder. Brewer nation applauds on what is a most exciting time for Brewerdom (you can’t say that often either).

QOTD: Living near Taliesin, I have to go Frank Lloyd Wright. My father is crazy for the man’s work as well.

Note to self: Loire Valley wine on the list.
July 25, 2008

Kevin C.
Buenos Aires….oh wait, I mean Paul Rand, Paula Scher, Milton Glaser, Saul Bass, Frank Lloyd Wright…hard to pick just one. Also there’s a new crop of invigorating designers and design groups, that I’m having trouble remembering their names.
July 25, 2008

Palmer
love your use of the von sternberg principle Gary. look that up…
July 25, 2008

Colin Lukens
GV – Good show, very engaging. QOTD – Miedinger, Saarinen, Johnson, H.H. Richardson
July 25, 2008

LauraG
QOTD: Oh boy, I know this answer is WEAK, but I’d have to say Calvin Klein…

Great show – I’ve had the Nun recently, and absolutely loved it as well. Never would have guessed Xarel-lo if I had been given it blind – very intriguing. Not to mention absolutely delicious.
July 25, 2008

Richard Okimoto
Loved the topic.
July 25, 2008

Trey
QOTD: M. C. Escher
July 25, 2008

Daniel
nice perspective on look at labels. for me, i know what types of wine i am into, and when i want to try something new i lean towrdas looking at the lables if im stuck between 2 or 3 different bottles in my price range.

QOTD: after spending time in spain i am a Dali fan!
July 25, 2008

KramTV
Yo GV! What up Homes?! I am going to give you a day off (you need it man, you know you do’s!), I’ll do a (spoof) Wine Library show soon. Or bring me to NYC and I’ll blow it up live!

My favorite artist is this guy: WARNING: not safe for work! http://www.markcolman.com

This was a *very* good episode! Good to see things from the art perspective!

Keep it real.
Yo’ sh*t is ill!

Love,
Mark AKA Kram Namloc of KramTV
July 25, 2008

Parker
As the JP representative of Strat, looks like a damn good show!

“smells like alcohol” is the true Tennessean coming out in ‘im
July 25, 2008

Taylor
Great show wish i wasnt in mass right now so i could get some of these recent wines shipped out.

QOTD I dont think I have a particular designer, but artist right now would be Jean Staples she does excellent paintings my hometown.
July 25, 2008

Tyler RM
Cool show idea!
July 25, 2008

Adam J
I like a lot of Frank Lloyd Wright stuff. He comes from the same neck of the woods I do, but he didn’t design for tall people often. I like a lot of Italian renaissance architecture as well.

Cool episode.
July 25, 2008

Sassodoro
Interesting show. It’s very interesting to have guests whose expertise is relevant to wine, but not exactly about wine itself. I wouldn’t mind seeing more of that.

QOTD. I’m afraid I don’t know enough about design and designers to have a favorite. I wish I knew more about it.
July 25, 2008

M
QOTD: No favorites. I appreciate art but have no favorites.

I like wine labels. Random thought.

I’ve never seen the funky shaped J Mourat Fiefs Vendeens Collection Red.
July 25, 2008

Derek
Awesome episode! It’s funny how you go in to a wine store/aisle with no idea what to buy and rely on how the labels looks to make a decision as if that’s any clue about the wine in the bottle. I do it all the time, esp when i’m in a hurry.

WOTD: I can appreciate good design, but don’t know a lot of designers by name. I’m much like master1228 – I go for simple, elegant, solid colors, uncluttered, unpretentious.
July 25, 2008

AB
Good show. I’ll be on the lookout for the 2006 J Mourat Fiefs Vendeens Collection Red.

QOTD: David Carson
July 25, 2008

Alvin Tostig
Gary, I love your show, been watching since around ep.100, and lately I’ve noticed you’re preoccupied with something that seems to be happening on your Mac on the desk off-camera to your right. It’s maddening. I feel like I’m on a date with a girl who’s checking her voicemail every ten seconds instead of talking to me, like there’s something so much cooler going on over there than what you’re talking to me about.

That’s it for my whining. Thanks for focusing on design. Love that. And the Loire. Also, I’ve been really into Terry Thiese’s grower champagnes imports lately. That guy has an amazing catalog. It’d be great to see you give him some love.
July 25, 2008

Robin C
One of my favorite shows. Good idea to have guests with different viewpoints. Something interesting to look up is theartistlabels.com It has the Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine labels from 1945 – done by artists such as Dali, Warhol, Miro, Picasso. Artists for Mouton Rosthchild get paid in wine, so that would be a good job for an artist.
QOTD: Frank Gehry is the most interesting architect I know of – I’d love to see the Guggenheim in Bilbao.
July 25, 2008

J Crazy
There was this one designer in jail, T-Bone McGee or something like that I once saw work from. Good stuff.
July 25, 2008

Chief Tootles.
QOTD: I don’t know any, but if painters are considered graphic designers, then I vote for Salvador Dali.

I thought this show concept was neat-o. Especially for people who are new to wine, the label becomes the most useful marketing tool.
July 25, 2008

Alfredhayes
Question OTD: J.Lindeberg. Love the JL.

Quote OTD: “Sausage-Fest”