THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS
Wilton Hill is produced by Alex Head of Head Wines, a winemaker from the Barossa region of Australia.
The Barossa has an international reputation for its grape-growing and winemaking heritage which dates back to the early 1800s. Many of its vineyards remain in the care of families, some going back six generations. Wilton Hill is one of these vineyards, highly esteemed for its Shiraz, planted in 1858.
Wilton Hill is truly unique. It is the only vineyard in the region from where both the Barossa and Eden Valleys can be seen — Barossa Valley to the north west and Eden Valley to the south east. The “Wilton Hill” wordmark is an ambigram and reflects exactly this viewpoint; of singularity and duality in one. Two views in one.
Altitude and slope, not only soil, play an important role in the quality fruit that yields wine of utmost quality. None more so than the select rows of Shiraz at Wilton Hill. This special wine expresses the same distinct qualities of the Old World Syrah/Shiraz styles of Côte Rôtie, also grown on the slopes and altitudes in the northern Rhône wine region of France from where Alex Head draws his inspiration.
Just as this wine has been carefully made honouring Old World styles with minimal intervention, so too has this “Wilton Hill” wordmark been inspired by the calligraphic tradition, crafted by hand with minimal digital intervention.
Careful, traditional methods of detailing extend beyond print as evidenced in hand-sealed wax closures, tissue wrapping and hot-iron-branded timber boxes.
WILTON HILL. Tradition today.
The Dieline Awards 2022 Bronze
The 12th Wolda Awards Gold
Communication Arts 2023
National Print Awards Gold, Silver and Bronze medals
Wilton Hill is truly unique. It is the only vineyard in the region from where both the Barossa and Eden Valleys can be seen — Barossa Valley to the north west and Eden Valley to the south east. The “Wilton Hill” wordmark is an ambigram and reflects exactly this viewpoint; of singularity and duality in one. Two views in one.
Photography: The Bottle Shot
A bespoke ambigram wordmark. In response to the vineyard’s unique hilltop position. The only vineyard from where both the Barossa and Eden Valleys can be viewed.