A few months ago winemaker Mario Andrion asked me to design a brand and bottle labels for his new winery, Azienda Agricola 499. I’d got to know Mario through my time working for Domenico Valentino, and consequently become a big fan of his wines. In 2010 I had the chance to visit him on the job in Italy, where for several years he has been producing exemplary wines for Castello di Verduno, one of the Langhe region’s top producers of Barolo and Barbaresco. For his new venture Mario teamed up with his friend and vine owner Gabriele Saffirio, on whose 14 acres are cultivated two outstanding indigenous varieties, Moscato and Freisa. Located in the tiny Piemontese hamlet of Camo, the company takes its name from the elevation (499 meters above sea level) of the vineyards.
From the outset Mario told me he wanted to use the sketch of an elder winemaker’s seasoned hands, representative of his own belief that great wines come from years of passion and hard work. The image is also a respectful nod to the many men and women who elevated the Langhe out of postwar poverty by working the very same land from which he has been able to forge his own career. The wines arrive in New York in Spring 2013. In the meantime check out the official
Azienda Agricola 499
Portfolio
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Little Spoons
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Taste of Italy Houston 2017
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Football à la Française
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Fiorentina 2015-16
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World F.C.
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“Giancarlo Antognoni” for
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Barça-Juve
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Marriott Traveler
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Liga MX
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México, D.F.
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Monterey Jazz Festival 2015
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Just One More Thing: Columbo Infographic
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São Paulo Futebol Clube: 1935-2015
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Our Point of View
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Great Escapes
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“Fashion Rocks” for InStyle
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“GOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!”
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LPFC 2014 for Mundial
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LPFC
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Hitchcock / Hollywood
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World Cup 1930-2014
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Miles at the Fillmore
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City in Chains
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The Great Rivalries
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Buenos Aires
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New York Nights
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Metropolitana di Firenze
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F.C. Internazionale: Una Storia Nerazzurra
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Flag
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Serena
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Bialetti Moka Express
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Time is on my side
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The Metropolitan Opera
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Azienda Agricola 499
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It’s the same old song…
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Oh Yoko!
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It’s not my place in the 9-to-5 world
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Tonik Productions
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The Rolling Stones at 50
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San Francisco
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Haleakala
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Wailea, HI
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Lahaina, HI
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Nous Non Plus: le sexe et la politique
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Van Morrison for Blue Note
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The Pea Master: Milano Film Festival 2012
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Hillary’s 30th
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The Dying Breed
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Terrible Kids Music
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Aperitivo newyorkese
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Euro 2012: East Village, NYC
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Gettin’ Maui’d
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Vino Fine Wine & Spirits
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Il Derby della Madonnina
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Allergic to Salad
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Support Intro 86
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Let There Be Neon
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The Nightfly
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“Die Drei Streifen” for adidas
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United Colors of My Apartment
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Internet Dependency Awareness
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Tortured Artists
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A Brief Cultural Tour of the World
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Pete Taylor
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Domenico Valentino
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New York Cosmos
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Gaspare Vinci
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Enoteca to go!
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Dear Brooklyn…
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Hot dog
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La Repubblica delle Donne
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Puerto Rico
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Cocktail Hour
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If I can make it there…
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Wine Tastings
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Digital Eyes
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The New Yorker
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Napoli
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Ravello & Amalfi
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Bacco
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Massoferrato
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México
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Plate Project
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Beijing
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NYC Monochrome
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Miami
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Firenze 2003-07
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Roma
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Barcelona
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Madrid 2002
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Paris 2000
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NYC ’99
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Football shirts, 1992-1998
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Football sketches, 1994-98
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New York sketches
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Night Windows
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Chinese Woodcut
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Italia ’90 Comic Book