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Austria takes top design prize

Published:  16 April, 2009

Austrian wine and spirit producer, Esterhazy Wein, has walked away with the top prize from the 2009 Harpers Wine & Spirit Trades Review Design & Packaging Awards.

Austrian wine and spirit producer, Esterhazy Wein, has walked away with the top prize from the 2009 Harpers Wine & Spirit Trades Review Design & Packaging Awards. 

The Burgenland-based company picked up the Best Overall Design trophy to go with the Best Spirits Range prize for its re-designed spirits range at the event, which honours the best new wine and spirit launches from the past 12 months.

Other trophy-winners included Austrian/Swiss joint venture wine brand Heimspiel (Best Wine), Croft Pink (Best Fortified), Gruppo Coltiva's Quanto Basta (Best Wine Brand), Kingsland Wine & Spirits' Balance (Best Innovation), West Eleven Cocktails (Best RTD) and Cono Sur Sparkling (Best Sparkling).

International brand and design agency, The Brand Union, was declared Design Agency of the Year for its work with Diageo's malt whisky range.

The awards, now in their tenth year, were judged by a panel of industry experts including Sid Russell (head designer, Bartle, Bogle, Hegarty), Angela Mount (Mount & Paul Consultants), Lee Sharkey (Publisher, Harpers Wine & Spirit Trades Review), Lynne Whitaker (Winebrand Consultants) and David Williams (freelance drinks writer). 

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