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Wine Labels

05 · Wine Label Design

GK Winery · Georgia

Drawing a wine’s
sense of place.

Original hand-drawn illustrations developed for wine labels, bringing together Georgian architecture, flora, fauna and ornamental memory. The archive shown here is an evolving selection; additional production files and bottle mockups will be added in collaboration with the winery.

Original cherry blossom illustration for a wine label — Original illustration · swipe for bottle

Cherry blossom illustration applied to a Vardisperi Rkatsiteli bottle — Original illustration · swipe for bottle

Featured label · 2023

Vardisperi
Rkatsiteli

A delicate blossom drawing translated into a sculpted label for rosé wine. The line remains visible while embossing and metallic details let the image change with the light.

Vardisperi Rkatsiteli bottle photographed beneath cherry blossoms

Vardisperi Rkatsiteli bottle among cherry blossoms at night

Detail of the Vardisperi Rkatsiteli wine label

Recognition · 2025

Selected GK Winery labels received Gold for Kisi and Silver for Rosé Vardisperi Rkatsiteli.

Original Artwork

Ink drawings created as the visual foundation of the labels.

Nukriani deer and qvevri label illustration — 01NukrianiDeer & qvevri

Nukriani illustration applied to a GK Winery bottle — 01NukrianiDeer & qvevri

Sighnaghi gate label illustration — 02SighnaghiArchitectural drawing

Sighnaghi gate illustration applied to a GK Winery bottle — 02SighnaghiArchitectural drawing

Pomegranate label illustration — 03PomegranateBotanical study

Pomegranate illustration applied to a GK Winery bottle — 03PomegranateBotanical study

Grapes label illustration — 04GrapesVine motif

Grapes illustration applied to a GK Winery bottle — 04GrapesVine motif

Qvevri label illustration — 05QvevriGeorgian wine vessel

Qvevri illustration applied to a GK Winery bottle — 05QvevriGeorgian wine vessel

Georgian ornament label illustration — 06Georgian OrnamentTextile-inspired motif

Georgian ornament illustration applied to a GK Winery bottle — 06Georgian OrnamentTextile-inspired motif

Buffalo and qvevri label illustration — 07PastoralBuffalo & qvevri

Sighnaghi house label illustration — 08Sighnaghi HouseArchitectural drawing

Sighnaghi house illustration applied to a GK Winery bottle — 08Sighnaghi HouseArchitectural drawing

In Context

From drawing to bottle, table and international presentation.

Thea Matins holding two wines with labels she designed

The artist with two finished GK Winery labels.

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