We caught up with Domaine O’Vineyard‘s winemaker, Ryan O’Connell, to talk about the distinctive label on his Proprietor’s Reserve and this is what he has to say…
A lot of people ask why there’s a sad face on the Proprietor’s Reserve label. I usually explain that it’s my dad crying every time we sell a bottle because he can’t drink it himself.
But there’s a bit more to it. The drawing, like virtually all of our label art, comes from my sketches when we started O’Vineyards. It was an exciting time in my life because I went from being a wine-drinker to a wine-maker. Continue reading


