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| Icon: Art of the Wine Label | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jeffrey Caldewey, Chuck House
Publisher: Wine Appreciation Guild
Category: Book
List Price: $95.00
Buy New: $63.18
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 228673
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 228
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 13 x 8.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1891267302
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22
EAN: 9781891267307
ASIN: 1891267302
Publication Date: May 2003
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Best gift to have... September 22, 2003
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Incredible gathering of the most exceptional, impactful and style wine label designs... by the two best in the wine world, Jeffrey Caldewey and Chuck House, from both a consumer and professional perspective! Very insightful and best gift to have!!!
Great book! September 17, 2003
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Work from the world's leading wine label artist and designers Jeffrey Caldewey and Chuck House. An intricately produced book incorporating the symbolic language of wine labels, trademark illustration incorporating style with remarkable production elements. The definitive book on wine label art, design and history. Every aspect of wine label design is clearly and thoroughly covered. A beautiful book printed on high quality paper, displaying colourful details and commentaries behind the art of the wine label. The quality of print is so good it's almost as though the original labels have been pasted onto the pages. This book offers to anyone who is fortunate to own it a broadened knowledge on a subject often discussed with little or no knowledge at the dinner table. For many that know much about wines here's an opportunity to learn more about the mystery and allure behind the wine label. I rate this book a '10' on a scale of Ten.
Art and wine merging perfectly September 16, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is outstanding. It opens your eyes to a world behind wine and design. Using our senses is not something we have to limit to taste, smell and sight of the wine. The bottle, the label and the story behind the winemaking process can be just as interesting. After reading Mr. Marsano's review you are under the impression Icon lacks depth and a true reason for its existence. However, he forgot this is a coffee table book and therefore it is aimed to be fun, require short attention span, entertain, decorate and certainly not demand from you a critic eye to spot the fault on terms like "banner". Icon certainly accomplishes its mission. It is full of interesting details, beautiful photographs, facts and stories completing the magical experience of wine. Sorry Mr. Marsano, your criticism migh be professional, your eyes failed to spot the real meaning of this book.
I am almost certain this is the kind of book that should be kept as an icon(again) of our times. The name is perfect. The book has been carefully crafted, holding a luxury quality that certainly will keep it alive throughout time. The mythological nature of wine and its distinctive power to create a magical environment when we open a bottle is honored through the pages of this book. Buy it now. It might get more expensive in the future.
Captivating September 16, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is pure poetry in motion! An amazing collaboration by Jeffrey Caldewey and Chuck House who, according to Robert Mondavi (he wrote the book's forward) are "the acknowledged masters of the modern wine label design". This masterful work of art will elegantly grace my living room coffee table, but is so much more than just another pretty book. Everyone, from wine connoisseurs, art enthusiasts, to students interested in any form of art or genius will absoultely love this book.
Visual feast September 15, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a lover of wine, fine graphics, a quilter and a librarian by profession, I found Icon to be a fascinating book. Not only were the illustrations beautifully done(the authors must have demanded that their work be produced by a fine printer), but I enjoyed reading about the process these two gentlemen go through in developing a label. As a quilt designer I can see myself employing some of the same techniques in quilt design. And the next time I buy a bottle of wine I will better appreciate the label and the artists who create them for having read this book.This will definitely be on my Christmas gift list for close friends and family who enjoy great art, beautiful books and wine. The perfect gift. Keep up the good work Mr. Caldewey and Mr. House.
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