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October 2018 WINES&VINES 37 BOTTLES &LABELS BEST ALTERNATIVE FORMAT PACKAGE DESIGN WINNERS SILVER: Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Geyserville, Calif. Cans are part of Wine By Joe transformation "Wine By Joe has been bottling really good Oregon wine for 15 years — so we decided it was time to can it!" said Kristin Rice, brand manager for the company. "Introducing our Joe to Go Pinot Gris and rosé cans, our wine can now be taken places wine has never gone before. Though the wine-in-a-can concept isn't new, you'll see a fun 'stack and twist' campaign that is unique to us on our cans that show our 'little dude, Joe' at #stackjoe. "Our newest product has sparked a lot of change here at Wine By Joe. In fact, we've named this 'sparked' change or Wine By Joe 2.0, with a new female CEO, new sustainable initia- tives and a whole new future for our company." CAN: Ball CANNING: Tinman Canning LABEL PRINTER: RB Dwyer Group GOLD: JOE TO GO, WINE BY JOE, DUNDEE ORE. BRONZE: Pink River Rose by Nomadica Wine, Los Angeles, Calif. HOW THE JUDGING WORKS Four years ago, Wines & Vines created a competition to choose the most outstanding wine package designs on the market. The annual competition is open to all wines made with grapes from North American appellations. This year, we saw a record number of entries. Five judges representing the confluence of wine retail, wine education and design came together to determine the winners in five categories, as well as the Best in Show, which was selected from the first-place winners in each category. The judges were: • David Glancy, founder of the San Francisco Wine School in South San Francisco • Barbara Gelfand Summer, graphic designer and owner of bibisummer.com • Debbie Zachareas, proprietor and managing partner at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant in San Francisco and the Oxbow Cheese & Wine Merchant in Napa, Calif. • Curtis Mann, wine, beer and spirits buyer at Raley's Family of Fine Stores • Ray Johnson, executive director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, Calif. Check WVPack.com in early 2019 for details on how to enter next year's awards program.