Amorim Cork has teamed up with the Italian luxury fashion house, Gucci, the British goldsmith, Grant Macdonald and the Italian-Ethiopian artist, Red Longo (RED) to conceive, design and produce the Golden Vines® 2022 trophy. This is an unprecedented collaboration that has made it possible to create a harmonious design which combines the ethos of diversity, plurality and inclusion of The Golden Vines® Award and RED’s street art style. The award will be presented to the winners of the Golden Vines® 2022 Awards at the Salone di Cinquecento at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, on Sunday, October 16.
The final configuration of the Golden Vines® 2022 trophy, whose design incorporates traces of the iconic trophy delivered at last year's ceremony, also involved the participation of Shantell Martin, current Artistic Director of Golden Vines® who was responsible for the 2021 trophy. The Golden Vines® 2022 trophy presentation box has been designed by Gucci.
RED's work is distinctive, bold and innovative, combining a variety of inspirations: from African art, his own Ethiopian heritage and contemporary street fashion. The graffiti world of the Italian city of Milan provided this Italian-Ethiopian artist with an outlet for his rebellious spirit and ignited a passion that he is now translated into works of art distributed around the world.
«The Golden Vines® 2022 Awards is a wonderful expression of the centuries-old intersection between wine, art, cork and nature. The intense, creative path behind the Golden Vines® 2022 trophy design draws on that unique relationship, to deliver a beautiful celebration of the quality of the winners, the wines and winemakers that are an integral part of Amorim Cork’s global leadership.” commented Carlos de Jesus, Amorim Cork’s head of marketing and communications.
George Macdonald, Managing Director of Grant Macdonald stated: “Working in the world of luxury, it makes total sense for our brand to be associated with the fine wine world. It’s a pleasure to continue our working relationship with The Golden Vines awards, creating another trophy that is both innovative and aesthetically stunning».
The Golden Vines® Award 2022 are organised by Liquid Icons, the fine wine research and content production company founded by the late Gerard Basset and Lewis Chester. The non-profit Golden Vines® Awards ceremony is expected to be the most important gathering of the year for world leaders, collectors and experts in the wine industry. An unprecedented 950 fine wine professionals globally voted for the Golden Vines® Awards winners. A new category - the Golden Vines® Sustainability Award - sponsored by Gucci, was introduced in 2022.
Golden Vines® World’s Best Fine Wine Producer Award - Domaine de la Romanée Conti
Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in Europe Award - Weingut Egon Muller
Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in the Americas Award - Ridge Vineyards
Golden Vines® Best Fine Wine Producer in the Rest of the World Award - Penfolds
Golden Vines® World’s Best Rising Star Award - Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux
Golden Vines® Hall of Fame Award - Aubert de Villaine
