With much humbleness I would like to announce that my wine label, The Three Deaf Musketeers, placed as honorable mention in the annual nation-wide contest of WineMaker magazine. Not the Grand Winner as I had hoped, but considering the fact that I made the cut of 20 with more than 4,000 entries, I think we did pretty darn good competing with many experienced contestants! One of the salient points I presented in this contest was that it does not take ears to make or appreciate a fine wine, however it does take the four other senses. I can safely assume the judges were convinced by this point! See the image as attached, or visit the web site below and view the Three Deaf Musketeers and other winning labels:

http://winemakermag.com/photos/category/28

The Zorro comic book artist, Francesco Francavilla, assisted me in illustrating this label. However, I rather have a deaf illustrator to help with my wine labels in near future. I'm hoping for better luck next year. Thank you all for the support. Happy Holidays!

Cheers,
Rusty

Posted on November 30, 2010