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FINE Spring 2010

Enter: The Tiger. Springing forward with a lost hour, weekly launches, blossoming brands, tweets, sunny sites.

May sun shine on your entire digital ecosystem.

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The Mondavi Legacy Continues

With the Continuum Estate launch, Tim Mondavi and family extend a powerful tradition with new focus. Their new brand's site is structured in a loop, opening with a stunning sequence that unveils the new Continuum brand's drama.

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We’re on a Boat, Y’all

A new tagline, advertising, and imagery shape an online brand to rival the "on water” experience on Hornblower Cruises & Events. See how Hornblower turns charters, dining, or Statue of Liberty trips into floating sensations.

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Jordan Airs

Despite its renown, Jordan Vineyard & Winery still feels like a family brand. Their new site’s flash galleries are treasured photo albums, from extensible homepage image rotations to scrolling pictures within. Visit them in Healdsburg or here.

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A Better Place Created

SSA Landscape Architects is in the business of landscapes that are as sustainable as they are beautiful. Their own improved online destination's simple, Zen-gardenesque portfolio makes touring SSALA work like a walk in the park.

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Columbia Crest Peaks At #1

Columbia Crest’s Cab is Wine Spectator's #1 pick, and their new site came along just in time to say so. Note the careful sorting of sub-brand tiers using color schemes and visuals. Jot down a choice Bobby Flay recipe while you’re there.

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A Northstar Is Born

Northstar’s blue-sky design, blending education graphics, javascript gallery and integrated social media via integrated blog and winemaker Twitter feed, establish it as a guiding light in Ste Michelle Wine Estates brand string of pearls.

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Time For Naked Wine

If it’s possible to handcraft an organic and sustainable website, this is what it looks like. The illustration-driven style reinforces the “au naturel” Snoqualmie Vineyards brand approach, and fully forms another ‘pearl’ for Ste Michelle.

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Stadiums And Skyscrapers Are Us

With a global project portfolio that includes Prudential Center and the New Meadowlands, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services thinks very big. Their new site helps build the Langan brand on a worldwide scale.

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Here’s To Things You Can Count On

They're America’s favorite Merlot, a reliable brand start-to-finish, and the new Blackstone Winery site forms their solid online foundation. Share Seasonal Feast recipes socially, and stay tuned for more Constellation Brand sites.


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