World’s Priciest Wine Bottle

On the surface, it looks like nuclear warhead or part of an exotic anti-matter  weapon, but it cheats your eyes, it’s actually a bottle of wine! The wine, dubbed  2004 Block 42, is made by Australian Penfolds. Each bottle contains 750  milliliters of wine and is sold at $168,000, the priciest wine in the world.

Jigga Is Winning (Ace Of Spades)

“All of them confirmed that Jay-Z receives millions of dollars per year for his association with Armand de Brignac. The connection wasn’t through the Cattier family, but through Sovereign Brands. The production cost per bottle of Armand de Brignac is about $13; the wholesale price is $225. The maximum output is 60,000 bottles per year. If Jay-Z splits the $212-per-bottle profit evenly with Cattier and Sovereign, a back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests his annual take would be a little over $4 million. One of my sources confirmed that number, and added that Jay-Z may have received equity in Sov­ereign Brands worth about $50 million.”

Unique Wine Labels – Seven Deadly Sins

The Spanish design agency Sidecar Publicidad has released a series of wine label designs for each of the seven deadly sins.  Envy, Lust, Gluttony and the rest are all here, represented in visually striking forms.  That bright, shiny gold bottle inspires envy, and the red, lingerie-laced bottle is as lusty as it gets.  We know a thing or two about wine label designs, having featured some pretty popular articles on the design of wine in the past.  These label designs by Sidecar are some of the best we’ve seen, a collection where each label tells a story and the bottles come together to communicate a message.  They’re inspiring envy, lust and gluttony from us, at least…  Sinful work, Sidecar!

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