The Jury of the 19th International Packaging Competition, chaired by Alberto Alessi, met two days ago at Veronafiere and awarded the coveted Special “Label of the Year 2015” Award to Rosso Piceno Doc 2013 by Cantina dei Colli Ripani in Ripatransone (AP); the Special “Packaging 2015” Award went to Azienda Agricola Valentina Passalacqua from Apricena (FG), while the special “Coordinated Image 2015” Award was assigned to Lucano 1984 S.r.l. in Pisticci Saluzzo (MT).
The Jury of experts and President of Alessi – owner of the company of the same name renowned for its designer creations who was also President of the Competition Jury in 2011 – remarked on a distinct improvement in the average level of entries compared to previous years. This is definitely a positive fact that testifies to greater awareness among companies of the value of image in terms of marketing and consequent economic investments in the field.
The Competition attracted a total of 201 samples, distributed over the 11 categories envisaged in the Regulation, from Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Spain. For the first time, the Competition regulations allowed not only wines and spirits made from grapes, marcs, grape must or wine but also spirits not made from grapes (gin, rum, whisky), all liqueurs and extra virgin olive oil.
The members of the jury alongside Alessi were: Alberto Gozzi (art-director), Luca Fois (designer), Giuseppe Martelli (oenologist), Annibale Toffolo (journalist).
The competition promoted by Veronafiere seeks to highlight the best finished bottles for wines, spirits, liqueurs and extra virgin olive oils (bottle, closure, capsule, label, collar, etc.) and assigns awards as a way to stimulate continuous improvement in company image.
Precisely in order to encourage such improvement, not all prizes are awarded, so that categories covering bottles of rosé wines, semi-sparkling wines and spirits not made from grapes this year did not see any awards made.
The 19th International Packaging Competition is the sister event of the 22nd International Wine Competition scheduled 12-16 April 2015, the most selective wine competition in the world that aims to reward wine quality.
The prizes awarded
Category 1: still wines with denomination of origin and geographical indication
• Gold Label
COSTA TOSCANA IGT BIANCO “GORGONA” 2013
Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi S.r.l. – Florence
Graphics: Doni & Associati – Florence
• Silver Label
VERDICCHIO DEI CASTELLI DI JESI DOC CLASSICO SUPERIORE “VIA CONDOTTO” 2014
Az. Agr. Tenuta Musone S.a.r.l. – Jesi (AN)
Graphics: J. Baker – Ancona
• Bronze Label
LAZIO IGT BELLONE “CASTORE” 2013
Cincinnato Coop. Agr. a r.l. – Cori (LT)
Graphics: Officine MIBO – Rome
Category 2: bottles with labels and accessory products for naturally sweet wines and still liqueur wines with denomination of origin and geographical indication
• Gold Label
ALEATICO DI PUGLIA DOC DOLCE NATURALE “LITOS” 2012
Azienda Agricola Valentina Passalacqua – Apricena (FG)
Graphics: Spazio di Paolo di Paolo & C. S.a.s. – Spoltore (PE)
• Silver Label
TERRE SICILIANE IGP PASSITO “LU DISÌU” 2013
Azienda Agricola Al-Cantara S.r.l. – Randazzo (CT)
Graphics: Alfredo Guglielmino – Catania
Category 4 – packaging of still red wines with denomination of origin and geographical indication – 2014 and 2013 vintages
• Gold Label
BOLGHERI DOC 2013
Barone Ricasoli S.p.a. Agricola – Gaiole in Chianti (SI)
Graphics: Studio Doni & Associati – Florence
• Silver Label
LISON PRAMAGGIORE DOC REFOSCO DAL PEDUNCOLO ROSSO 2013
Paladin S.p.a. – Pravisdomini (PN)
Graphics: Arti Grafiche Lizzi S.p.a. – Fagagna (UD)
• Bronze Label
MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO DOC 2013
Masciarelli Tenute Agricole S.r.l. – San Martino sulla Marrucina (CH)
Graphics: Claessens – London
Category 5 – packaging of still red wines with denomination of origin and geographical indication – 2012 and earlier vintages
• Gold Label
SAGRANTINO DI MONTEFALCO DOCG “LE MURA SARACENE” 2008
Agricola Goretti Produzione Vini S.r.l. – Pila (PG)
• Silver Label
RUBICONE IGP MERLOT 2012
Soc. Agr. Enio Ottaviani S.s. – San Giovanni in Marignano (RN)
• Bronze Label
CHIANTI RUFINA DOCG RISERVA “NIPOZZANO VECCHIE VITI” 2011
Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi S.r.l. – Florence (FI)
Graphics: Doni & Associati – Florence
Category 7 – packaging of sparkling wines: autoclave fermentation (charmat method) and fermentation in the bottle (classic method)
• Gold Label
VALDOBBIADENE PROSECCO DOCG SUPERIORE SPUMANTE EXTRA DRY
Bortolin Angelo Spumanti S.a.s. di Bortolin D. & C. – Valdobbiadene (TV)
• Silver Label
VINO SPUMANTE DI QUALITÀ BRUT METODO CLASSICO
Azienda Agricola G. Milazzo – Campobello di Licata (AG)
Graphics: Leonardo D’Alessandro – Palermo
• Bronze Label
VINO SPUMANTE DI QUALITÀ BRUT METODO CLASSICO “ANT” 2010
Casa Vinicola E. Antonutti S.n.c. – Colloredo di Prato (UD)
Graphics: Studio Marco Viola – Udine
Category 8 – packaging of spirits made from grapes, marcs, must or wine
• Gold Label
ACQUAVITE DI PURA VINACCIA DOPPIA RETTIFICATA
Ditta Bortolo Nardini S.p.a. – Bassano del Grappa (VI)
• Silver Label
GRAPPA RISERVA 14 ANNI “FUORICLASSE LEON”
Roberto Castagner Acquaviti S.p.a. – Visnà di Vazzola (TV)
Graphics: J. Baker – Ancona
• Bronze Label
GRAPPA RISERVA “STORICA”
Distilleria Domenis S.r.l. – Cividale del Friuli (UD)
Graphics: Studio Cheste – Mestre (VE)
Category 10 – packaging of liqueurs
• Gold Label
LIQUORE APERITIVO “IL MEZZOEMEZZO”
Ditta Bortolo Nardini S.p.a. – Bassano del Grappa (VI)
Graphics: Hangar Design Group S.p.a. – Mogliano Veneto (TV)
• Silver Label
LIQUORE LIQUIRIZIA
Lucano 1894 S.r.l. – Pisticci Scalo (MT)
Graphics: Hi! Comunicazione – Milano
Category 11 – bottles of extra virgin olive oil
• Gold Label
OLIO EXTRA VERGINE D’OLIVA “FAVOLA”
Azienda Agricola Oliva S.s. – Siracusa
Graphics: Alessandra Astarita – Milan
• Silver Label
ACEITE DE OLIVA VIRGEN EXTRA PREMIUM “CORTIJO LA TORRE”
Aceites San Antonio S.l.u. Jaen (Spain)
• Bronze Label
OLIO EXTRA VERGINE DI OLIVA “ARCIPRETE”
Oleificio Stasi S.r.l. – Torre Santa Susanna (BR)
The Special “Label of the Year 2015” Award went to Rosso Piceno Doc 2013 by Cantina dei Colli Ripani – Ripatransone (AP) (Graphics: Andrea Castelletti – Milan).
The Special “Packaging 2015” Award was made to Azienda Agricola Valentina Passalacqua – Apricena (FG) (graphics: Spazio di Paolo di Paolo & C. S.a.s. – Spoltore (PE).
Lastly, the Special “Coordinated Image 2015” Award was taken by Lucano 1894 S.r.l. – Pisticci Scalo (MT) (Graphics: Hi! Comunicazione – Milano).
