Who are the best wine, beer, liquor and spirits firms in 2022?

By GDUSA award wins, Affinity Creative Group and CF Napa Brand Design lead with 4 winning projects each. Watermark Design (4) and Blackberry Farm (2) are next. The count of winning projects in the gallery is the only measure here.

How is this ranking counted?

Each winning project in Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits in 2022 counts one point, counted from the projects published in the GDUSA Design Gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name count like firms. Ties list the most recent win first.

How does a firm get on this list?

A firm gets on this list by entering and winning. Wine, beer, liquor and spirits work goes in through the GDUSA entry platform, and each published winner adds a point. 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.

Most-awarded firms

The Best Firms in Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits of 2022, by Award Wins

27 firms and in-house teams · 43 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. Affinity Creative Group and CF Napa Brand Design share the lead for wine, beer, liquor and spirits in 2022 with 4 winning projects each, ahead of Watermark Design (4), Blackberry Farm (2), BOXWOOD (2), Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits (2). The firms with the most GDUSA awards for wine, beer, liquor and spirits in 2022 are ranked below, each with one of its winning projects. Open any firm to see all of its work.

Standouts of 2022

Smuggling Nun Package Designby CF Napa Brand Design for Smuggling Nun · 2022
Tradition Package Designby CF Napa Brand Design for Amizetta Estate Winery · 2022
Waikulu Distillery Package Designby CF Napa Brand Design for Waikulu Distillery · 2022
The Big Pink Rosé Package Designby CF Napa Brand Design for West Coast Wine Group · 2022
Branding and Package Designby BOXWOOD for August Forest Cellars · 2022
Bio-Diversity Package Designby BOXWOOD for Conde Valdemar · 2022

The Best Firms for Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits in 2022

The Best Firms in Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits of 2022, by Award Wins: rank, firm, winning projects, years, a recent winner
#	Firm	Wins	A recent winner
1	Affinity Creative GroupMare Island, CANow part of oneteam	4	Valley Ghost Madera County Aglianico Package Design
2	CF Napa Brand DesignNapa, CA	4	Smuggling Nun Package Design
3	Watermark DesignCharlottesville, VA	4	Ankida Ridge Vineyards Rebrand
4	Blackberry FarmFirst winWalland, TN	2	Coyote Tactics India Pale Ale
5	BOXWOODSeattle, WA	2	Branding and Package Design
6	Deutsch Family Wine & SpiritsStamford, CT	2	Josh Cellars Reserve Redesign
7	Gatto RiveraFirst winNapa, CA	2	Á Deux Têtes Label Design
8	Jess Glebe DesignJenkintown, PA	2	Veterans Cut Bourbon
9	Starr Hill BreweryFirst win	2	Northern Lights IPA
10	Stranger & StrangerBrooklyn, NY	2	Isle of Raasay Single Malt Scotch
11	3twenty9First winBellefonte, PA	1	GIC Label Rebrand
12	4Parts DesignFirst win	1	Racquet Club Spirits Package Design
13	Ampro Brand CharterFirst winBucharest, RO	1	Domeniile Cuza Packaging Design
14	Bonavita Design LLCMontclair, NJ	1	Rising Up, Lifting Spirits Holiday Champagne Box
15	COHO CreativeCincinnati, OHNow part of WovenWorks (Product Ventures)	1	VOSO Vodka Soda
16	Equator DesignFirst winChicago, IL	1	Miller High Life
17	Erik Borreson DesignStevens Point, WI	1	Sunset Farms Family
18	FORCEpkgFirst winLancaster, PA	1	Mox Nix Straight Rye Whiskey
19	id8First winMarietta, GA	1	Saro Cider Product Line Packaging
20	MassMutual - 258° Creative GroupFirst win	1	Gift of Wine To Promote Boston Office Opening
21	New Glarus BrewingFirst winLa Crosse, WI	1	New Glarus Brewing Strawberry Rhubarb Labels Package
22	PearlfisherNew York, NY	1	SoGood Saké
23	pfw designCape Neddick, ME	1	The Daves’ Special Barrel Projects
24	S&N DesignFirst winManhattan, KS	1	Beauregard, Ragnarök & Brews Crowler Cans
25	Sally Morrow CreativeMonrovia, CA	1	New Hokkaido Craft Seltzers
26	StoryhorseFirst win	1	Hape - Sake Spritz
27	TroupFirst winChicago, IL	1	SelvaRey Package Design

Counts are winning projects published in the gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name are counted like firms.

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Every winning project adds a point the day it is published. Enter the awards →

Common questions

Who are the best wine, beer, liquor and spirits firms in 2022?: By GDUSA award wins, Affinity Creative Group and CF Napa Brand Design lead with 4 winning projects each. Watermark Design (4) and Blackberry Farm (2) are next. The count of winning projects in the gallery is the only measure here.
How is this ranking counted?: Each winning project in Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits in 2022 counts one point, counted from the projects published in the GDUSA Design Gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name count like firms. Ties list the most recent win first.
How does a firm get on this list?: A firm gets on this list by entering and winning. Wine, beer, liquor and spirits work goes in through the GDUSA entry platform, and each published winner adds a point. 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.

Most-awarded firms

The Best Firms in Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits of 2022, by Award Wins

27 firms and in-house teams · 43 winning projects

Standouts of 2022

Smuggling Nun Package Designby CF Napa Brand Design for Smuggling Nun · 2022
Tradition Package Designby CF Napa Brand Design for Amizetta Estate Winery · 2022
Waikulu Distillery Package Designby CF Napa Brand Design for Waikulu Distillery · 2022
The Big Pink Rosé Package Designby CF Napa Brand Design for West Coast Wine Group · 2022
Branding and Package Designby BOXWOOD for August Forest Cellars · 2022
Bio-Diversity Package Designby BOXWOOD for Conde Valdemar · 2022

The Best Firms for Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits in 2022

The Best Firms in Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits of 2022, by Award Wins: rank, firm, winning projects, years, a recent winner
#	Firm	Wins	A recent winner
1	Affinity Creative GroupMare Island, CANow part of oneteam	4	Valley Ghost Madera County Aglianico Package Design
2	CF Napa Brand DesignNapa, CA	4	Smuggling Nun Package Design
3	Watermark DesignCharlottesville, VA	4	Ankida Ridge Vineyards Rebrand
4	Blackberry FarmFirst winWalland, TN	2	Coyote Tactics India Pale Ale
5	BOXWOODSeattle, WA	2	Branding and Package Design
6	Deutsch Family Wine & SpiritsStamford, CT	2	Josh Cellars Reserve Redesign
7	Gatto RiveraFirst winNapa, CA	2	Á Deux Têtes Label Design
8	Jess Glebe DesignJenkintown, PA	2	Veterans Cut Bourbon
9	Starr Hill BreweryFirst win	2	Northern Lights IPA
10	Stranger & StrangerBrooklyn, NY	2	Isle of Raasay Single Malt Scotch
11	3twenty9First winBellefonte, PA	1	GIC Label Rebrand
12	4Parts DesignFirst win	1	Racquet Club Spirits Package Design
13	Ampro Brand CharterFirst winBucharest, RO	1	Domeniile Cuza Packaging Design
14	Bonavita Design LLCMontclair, NJ	1	Rising Up, Lifting Spirits Holiday Champagne Box
15	COHO CreativeCincinnati, OHNow part of WovenWorks (Product Ventures)	1	VOSO Vodka Soda
16	Equator DesignFirst winChicago, IL	1	Miller High Life
17	Erik Borreson DesignStevens Point, WI	1	Sunset Farms Family
18	FORCEpkgFirst winLancaster, PA	1	Mox Nix Straight Rye Whiskey
19	id8First winMarietta, GA	1	Saro Cider Product Line Packaging
20	MassMutual - 258° Creative GroupFirst win	1	Gift of Wine To Promote Boston Office Opening
21	New Glarus BrewingFirst winLa Crosse, WI	1	New Glarus Brewing Strawberry Rhubarb Labels Package
22	PearlfisherNew York, NY	1	SoGood Saké
23	pfw designCape Neddick, ME	1	The Daves’ Special Barrel Projects
24	S&N DesignFirst winManhattan, KS	1	Beauregard, Ragnarök & Brews Crowler Cans
25	Sally Morrow CreativeMonrovia, CA	1	New Hokkaido Craft Seltzers
26	StoryhorseFirst win	1	Hape - Sake Spritz
27	TroupFirst winChicago, IL	1	SelvaRey Package Design

Counts are winning projects published in the gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name are counted like firms.

Other years

The work

Your firm

Every winning project adds a point the day it is published. Enter the awards →

Common questions

Who are the best wine, beer, liquor and spirits firms in 2022?: By GDUSA award wins, Affinity Creative Group and CF Napa Brand Design lead with 4 winning projects each. Watermark Design (4) and Blackberry Farm (2) are next. The count of winning projects in the gallery is the only measure here.
How is this ranking counted?: Each winning project in Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits in 2022 counts one point, counted from the projects published in the GDUSA Design Gallery. In-house teams that entered under their company name count like firms. Ties list the most recent win first.
How does a firm get on this list?: A firm gets on this list by entering and winning. Wine, beer, liquor and spirits work goes in through the GDUSA entry platform, and each published winner adds a point. 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.

Standouts of 2022

The Best Firms for Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits in 2022

Other years

The work

Your firm

Common questions

Get Featured in the GDUSA Design Gallery

Standouts of 2022

The Best Firms for Wine, Beer, Liquor & Spirits in 2022

Other years

The work

Your firm

Common questions