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Bottle, Wine

Object number2018.104.3

Retailer Chateau LaGuar Wines

Retailer G. J. Seraly

Date2012

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumGlass; Plastic; Ink; Adhesive; Metal

Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection

DescriptionOlive green 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 the sides and one around heel; raised text and bumps around heel. One side of bottle has a sticker label with a red border and an image above retailer text. Image shows a woman in a white, off-the-shoulder dress holding a full wineglass; two hands in the lower left and right corners of image are also holding full wineglasses. Dark burgundy capsule at top of neck with a decorative gold motif around the bottom; motif features grapes on vines with leaves.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 11.75 x 2.938 in. (29.8 x 7.5 cm)
MarksRetailer text on sticker label: "Chateau La Guar Wines / Lanza Vintage 2012 / Cabernet Sauvignon / Bottled at Bower Hill / by Gary Seraly / with 20% Merlot".

Raised text along heel: "750 ml / [raised bumps] / 39".
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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