Attention Artists: The Capital Grille Now Accepting Submissions
for 2012 Wine Label Design Competition
Artists of all media are invited to enter; winning artwork will adorn bottle
of exclusive 2009 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon
ORLANDO, Fla. (Sept. 30, 2012) – The Capital Grille is now accepting artwork submissions for its fourth-annual Artist Series Wine Label Design Competition.
Through October 19, 2012, aspiring and established artists nationwide,
aged 21 years or older, are invited to submit original artwork that will
be considered for the label of a limited-allocation wine served
exclusively at The Capital Grille, whose award-winning wine program is
routinely recognized by Wine Spectator magazine. In addition to having
his or her artwork adorn the bottles of this year’s featured vintage,
the winning artist also will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the
wine country of California’s Napa Valley.
This
unique competition sponsored by The Capital Grille celebrates the art
of the wine label. For centuries, wine-label design was about as basic
and austere as a shipping label. That changed in 1940 when Baron
Phillippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild began enlisting
famous artists, including Joan Miro and Pablo Picasso, to craft a
masterpiece for the outside of the bottle that would beautifully convey
the work of art inside.
The
bottled inspiration for the 2012 Artist Series competition is a 2009
Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon, blended by winemaker Heidi von der Mehden
from Arrowood Winery and George Miliotes, The Capital Grille’s own
Master Sommelier. Intensely purple in color, this wine presents aromas
of ripe, dark fruits that are matched on the palate with notes of
blackberry, plum and blueberry. Mehden and Miliotes describe this
exceptional wine as “a natural beauty,” imparting layers of flavor that
begin with a deep intensity and end with a soft, rich finish.
“This
competition combines two complementary cultural passions: fine wine and
fine art,” said Miliotes. “While my expertise focuses on what’s inside
the bottle, I love that this competition is as much about the palette as
it is the palate.”
Only
1,000 cases of the Arrowood Cabernet will be produced for this year’s
Artist Series event, which will take place next spring in all 47
locations of The Capital Grille nationwide. The restaurants will donate a
portion of the proceeds from each bottle sold to Share Our Strength in
support of its mission to end childhood hunger in America. To date, The
Capital Grille has raised more than $1,000,000 on behalf of the organization.
How to Enter
To
enter, use the medium of your choice to create an original piece of art
that captures the essence of this exclusive, world-class Cabernet
Sauvignon. Entries should be original artwork and will be accepted
through October 19, 2012. Entries will be accepted via mail or email. To
enter, visit http://www.thecapitalgrille.com/enter/ for contest rules and details.
