WHAT: William Chris Vineyards is pleased to announce submissions for the Annual 2024 Artist Blend Label Contest are now open. Between October 1st and October 27th, 2024, artists everywhere are invited to design and submit a label for the 2023 vintage of Artist Blend from William Chris Vineyards. Every year since 2011, William Chris Vineyards has featured the artwork of a different artist on the label of each new vintage, showcasing their commitment to the arts and linking the art of winemaking with a more traditional form of art.
Artists interested in submitting must complete the official registration form located on William Chris Vineyards’ website. After the submission period closes, a panel of judges from the William Chris team will select 10 to 15 finalists to be notified the first week of November. Following the finalist selection, William Chris Vineyards will host an art exhibit, taking place across a series of upcoming events for their Hye Society wine club members. Voting will be held “people’s choice” style, with a winner being announced before the end of the year.
In addition to having their artwork featured on the 2023 vintage label of Artist Blend from William Chris Vineyards, the winner’s artwork will be shared with the entire William Chris fan base and will have the opportunity to display and sell multiple art pieces at the William Chris Vineyards Hye Estate for up to 60 days. The winner will also receive a case of the Artist Blend wine and an industry discount on William Chris wines for one year.
For more information about William Chris Vineyards, please visit williamchriswines.com and follow on Facebook and Instagram @WilliamChrisVineyards.
WHEN: October 1st – October 27th, 2024
WHERE: https://williamchriswines.com/artist-blend-contest-2024
ABOUT: William Chris Wine Company (WCWC) was founded in October 2020 following a merger between business partners Chris Brundrett of William Chris Vineyards and Andrew Sides of Lost Draw. After many years of working closely together in various projects as peers in Texas winemaking, Andrew and Chris blended their businesses and teams to create William Chris Wine Company. Their shared vision of elevating Texas wine and cultivating a place where future leaders in the industry can develop and grow their careers has been a driving force behind their mission. William Chris Wine Company is vineyard-driven, taking a farming-focused, low-intervention approach to winemaking. WCWC is the parent company of the William Chris Vineyards (est. 2008), Lost Draw (est. 2012), Skeleton Key (est. 2015), Grower Project (est. 2015), Yes We Can (est. 2017), Uplift Vineyard (est. 2022), and Wine for the People (est. 2010) brands, and is the leading producer of 100% Texas-grown wines. Throughout the years, William Chris Wine Company properties and wines have won countless awards, including William Chris Vineyards being named as a top 100 winery by World’s Best Vineyards in both 2022 and 2023. They also have had wines selected in the 2021, 2022, and 2023 Texas Monthly Vinters Cups. In 2022 the William Chris Wanderer Series Relief Project III made R.H. Drexel’s Top 50 Wines Of 2022, and the William Chris 2020 Roussanne, La Pradera Vineyards was awarded 92 points from Decanter Magazine. For a full press kit and more information, please visit williamchriswines.com.
