Talley Vineyards will be hosting their eleventh annual Mano Tinta revolving artist label competition. Mano Tinta charity wine is a community effort wherein most all the grapes, packaging and labor to make the wine is donated and the artwork for the label is created by the local community. The vibrant and creative labels from the past few vintages of the Mano Tinta wine have featured a variety of colorful images, all symbolic of the vineyard worker and their craft.
Local artists of all ages and levels of experience are encouraged to submit their artwork to the Talley Vineyards tasting room anytime through Friday, April 5, 2019. Public voting will begin the following day, on Saturday, April 6 and continue through the month. Submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form and should be original and meaningful. The winner will be announced within the first week of May and will have their artwork showcased on the 2017 Mano Tinta label and website. Entry forms and specific guidelines can be found on the Talley Vineyards website, or here.
The profits raised from the sales of this wine are donated to the Fund for Vineyard and Farm Workers; an endowment created by Brian and Johnine Talley that benefits organizations utilized by the vineyard and farm workers of all San Luis Obispo County. The Fund is held by the Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo County. For additional information about the competition or The Fund for Vineyard and Farm Workers, please call (805) 489-0446, visit us at talleyvineyards.com, or contact [email protected]. For more information about the Community Foundation of San Luis Obispo County, please visit: cfsloco.org.
On March 1st, The Wine History Project opens Wine Becomes Art, an exhibit at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, featuring original works and art etchings on wine bottles of various artists. Mano Tinta bottles and original artwork from 10 years of past vintages will be included in the exhibit for viewing. For more information on the Wine History Project, please visit:
On Sunday, March 3, 2019, Talley Vineyards and the SLO Museum of Arts will be hosting a joint event at the SLO Museum of Arts from 2 — 5 p.m. Talley Vineyards’ Brian Talley will be discussing the Mano Tinta project and wine from Talley Vineyards will be sampled to those over 21 years of age. The Wine History Project’s founder Libbie Agran will be discussing the importance of preserving San Luis Obispo County’s wine history.