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Best of the Year
Best Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits of 2021
The wine, beer, liquor and spirits that won a GDUSA award in 2021, each with the firm and the designers credited.
38 award-winning projects
A bottle is bought on the label more often than the industry admits, and a shelf of wine is a shelf of design competing at arm's length. The designer tells a story in a few square inches of paper and foil and makes the bottle feel worth its price before it's opened. The winners here are distinct on the shelf and precise in the hand. CF Napa Brand Design has won 27 times with wine and spirits labels that earn their price point, and Pulp+Wire's Bold Coast vodka packaging took a 2026 full page for a Maine spirit infused with oyster shells and a label to match. The best wine and spirits label designers in the country are on this page. Open any bottle to see the label up close and learn what makes it sell.
Standouts of 2021
- TAPWTR Packaging Systemby Saputo Design, Inc. for Texas Ale Project · 2021
- El Chopo Can Design Executiveby quench for Newfangled Brew Works · 2021
- Siesta Water Can Design Executiveby quench for Newfangled Brew Works · 2021
- Helmsman Ale Houseby CF Napa Brand Design for Helmsman Ale House · 2021
- Kenwood Vineyards Rugged Elementsby CF Napa Brand Design for Pernod Ricard · 2021
- Monkey In Paradise Vodkaby CF Napa Brand Design for Monkey In Paradise · 2021
2021
TAPWTR Packaging System
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Saputo Design, Inc.
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2021
El Chopo Can Design Executive
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
quench
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2021
Siesta Water Can Design Executive
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
quench
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2021
Helmsman Ale House
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2021
Kenwood Vineyards Rugged Elements
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2021
Monkey In Paradise Vodka
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2021
Still Austin Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2021
Modern Love Gin
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
CF Napa Brand Design
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2021
Chocolate Soldier Wine Label
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
The Strategy Central
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2021
Allkind Hard Kombucha Can Design
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Fortnight Collective
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2021
The OBC Wine Project
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Fortnight Collective
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2021
Freshie Canned Tequila Seltzer
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Affinity Creative Group
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2021
Oliver Soft Wine Collection Redesign
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Affinity Creative Group
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2021
Keeneland Fall Ale
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Cornett
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2021
Thomas S. Moore Bourbon Executive
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Cornett
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2021
Kawai Peach Pale Ale
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
BOS MEDIA
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2021
Fair Fight Label Design
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
A. Vornle Design
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2021
BombTrack Double IPA Label
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Hugh McCormick Design Company
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2021
Marquee Moon Pale Ale Label
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Hugh McCormick Design Company
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2021
Dewey Beverages Family
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Erik Borreson Design
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2021
El Refugio Package Design
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Dragon Rouge
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2021
Bonfire Bourbon Label
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
BrandDirections
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2021
Blanco de Noir Wine Label
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
BrandDirections
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2021
Wausau Valley Merlot Label
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
BrandDirections
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2021
Package Design, VF and VFE Logo Marks
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
BOXWOOD
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2021
Dachshund Distilling Rum Product Line
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Dark Horse Design
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2021
Blanton’s 2020 Limited Edition Packaging
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
COHO Creative
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2021
Blissful Bird Moscato Wines
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Team Creatif USA
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2021
Bib and Tucker Packaging Rework
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits
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2021
Gray Whale Gin Shipper Redesign
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits
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2021
Josh Cellars National Volunteer Fire Council Design
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits
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2021
Naidu Estate Pinot Noir
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
One East Design
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2021
High N’ Wicked Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Watermark Design
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2021
Unimac Champagne Package 2021: Our World Unites Piece by Peace
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Bonavita Design LLC
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2021
Homage Cellars Package Design
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
TRYBE Creative
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2021
Family Ranch Package Design
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
TRYBE Creative
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2021
Foley Sonoma Winemaker’s Series Design
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
TRYBE Creative
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2021
Jessica’s Red Ale Can Design/Illustration
Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits
Firm
Leah McDonald Design + Photography, LLC
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Common questions
- How many wine, beer, liquor and spirits projects won GDUSA awards in 2021?
- The gallery lists 38 winners from 2021 in this category, out of 427 across all years. Each one appears here with its firm and designer credits.
- Which firms won the most GDUSA awards for wine, beer, liquor and spirits in 2021?
- CF Napa Brand Design leads with 5 of the 2021 winners, ahead of BrandDirections (3), Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits (3), TRYBE Creative (3), Affinity Creative Group (2), Cornett (2). The ranking for the year lists every firm with its winning work. Best Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits firms of 2021, by award wins.
- Who are the clients on the 2021 wine, beer, liquor and spirits projects?
- Clients named on this work include Austin Street Brewery, Wausau Coated Products, Newfangled Brew Works, Odell Brewing Co., WineShop At Home. The credit comes from the firm that entered the work.
- How do I enter next year's awards?
- Entries go through the GDUSA entry platform. A single entry costs $120 as of October 2026, and packages bring the price per piece down to $400 for ten to twenty entries. Winners who publish get a project page here with full credits, and publication is the paid step. How the awards work.