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- La Celebrazione, double magnum, 2010
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- L’Energia, Rebecca Horn, 2008
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- L’Equilbrio, Zhang Huan, 2009
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- L’Armonia, Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh, 2007
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- L’Energia, Rebecca Horn, double magnum, 2008
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- L’Energia, Rebecca Horn, double magnum, 2008
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- L’Armonia, Happily Ever After, Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh, 2007
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- L’Armonia, Happily Ever After, Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh, 2007
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- Special mirrow label for La Celebrazione
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- L’Equilbrio, Zhang Huan, 2009
To mix art and wine is a heady contemporary combination: fine wine and contemporary art are two of the hottest ‘investments of passion’ in the world right now. One of Italy’s greatest wine brands, Ornellaia, beloved of oligarchs and thought leaders from Moscow to Hong Kong, has been working with contemporary artists for the past five years, and has just announced the results of its latest collaboration, with Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto.
The 2010 vintage marks the 25th anniversary of Ornellaia, from the celebrated Tuscan coastal region of Bolgheri. Pistoletto has interpreted ‘La Celebrazione’ (The Celebration) for the labels of a limited and numbered series of large-format bottles of Ornellaia 2010 that will be sold at auction in London later this year. If you don’t manage to secure one of the ‘vendemmia d’artista’ – artist’s vintage – bottles, don’t fret. Not only is 2010 an excellent year for Ornellaia in particular and Tuscan wines in general: Ornellaia and its sister wine Masseto have been among the best-performing wines in investment terms over the past 12 months. Secure a few cases, and either enjoy with a Chianina beef tagliata in five years time, or sell them and buy a Pistoletto painting for your wall. Perfetto. – Darius Sanai
