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Bottle, Wine

Object number2018.104.2

Retailer Chateau LaGuar Wines

Retailer G. J. Seraly

Date2017

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumGlass; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Plastic

Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection

DescriptionColorless glass wine bottle. Cylindrical body with a sloped shoulder that connects to a cylindrical neck with a banded collar finish and open mouth. Bottom has a textured foot and domed punt. Two seams along sides and two around the bottom. Raised text and bumps on bottom and heel. One side has a sticker label with retail text and drawing in the background. Drawing is made with blue, white, green, red, orange, and brown colors; depicts a vineyard looking out over a town with buildings, a church, hills, and mountains in the background. Top of neck has a dark blue capsule with a decorative gold motif around the bottom. Motif features grapes on vines with leaves. DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 11.313 x 2.938 in. (28.7 x 7.5 cm)
MarksSticker label: "Chateau LaGuar Wines / Sauvignon Blanc / South African Vintage 2017 / Produced and bottled by G. J. Seraly / 80% Sauvignon-Blanc / 20% Semillion / 14 days new oak / A Van Gogh Vineyard".

Raised text around heel: "750ml [maker's mark with an upside down V in a circle] 26 / [raised dots]".
Historical NotesThese wine bottles were collected from the Heinz History Center public program “In Vino Veritas: A Smithsonian Conversation on Wine,” offered in conjunction with the American Spirits: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition exhibit. As a part of the event, local wine making families brought in homemade wine for the public to sample. All of the grapes and grape juice used to make the wines were purchased from Consumers Fresh Produce, a wholesale produce company in the Strip District. The labels are representative of the creative license taken by home winemakers to design labels similar to commercial wines.

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