This year, VAWA will again provide a forum for BC home winemakers to see their peers’ creative successes in wine label design and production. We will be recognizing those creating superior labels with individual Certificates of Recognition and with a display on the VAWA website.
This competition takes place every two years. Please submit one or two entries, try new techniques, new designs and most of all, have fun with this event.
Entry Guidelines
There are 2 classes for label entries:
Entries may include a winemaker’s name or a winery/cellar pseudonym, as the judging will be done by professional graphic artists rather than anyone familiar with BC’s home winemakers. The wine summarized in the label entry need not exist but the information supplied should conform to generally accepted guidelines as set out in many wine reference texts. These include: producer, type of fruit/grape(s) used, and geographic source of fruit; optional information may include alcohol content, style (e.g. dessert wine), a description (e.g. a fruity…suitable for accompanying…), advice on service (e.g. serve chilled), and relevant technical information.
The judges will be looking for labels that clearly convey the necessary information in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
How to Submit
Entrants may enter/ submit 2 entries in each class.
Mail 3 paper copies of each entry and include a slip with your name, club and address to Ken Beardsell, 4484 West 15 th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V6R 3B2. Please mark on the envelope “VAWA Label Competition.” Entries must be received on or before April 14th. Alternatively, entries may be hand delivered to Ken at the April 12th VAWA meeting.
To enable us to present the best of the entries on our web site, we would ask that, if available, entrants either:
Entry Fees & Awards
There is no fee this year for entries to the Label Competition
Certificates of Recognition will be designed for this competition and presented or forwarded to each of the winning entries. Each Certificate will feature the relevant label. A poster of the winning, or all the entries, may also be produced for display at the Awards Dinner.
Judging
Three staff members of the Media Group at UBC will do judging. Their work at UBC involves creating presentations, posters, illustrations, and graphic designs for clients in BC.