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Branding, custom packaging and merchandise for wines & spirits
The wine and spirits industry is highly competitive, but effective branding, packaging and merchandise can establish your presence and capture market share. With the right brand identity and packaging design, your product can stand out, even against challenges from new sectors like cannabis.
At Anthem Branding, we offer comprehensive branding services to identify and appeal to your target consumers, whether they are wine drinkers or gift buyers. For distilled spirits, we create audience-specific branding to meet your goals.
From brick-and-mortar wine stores to whiskey distilleries, each business is unique. To grow your market share and audience, contact the team at Anthem Branding today.
Get your alcohol brand seen
The alcohol market is fiercely competitive. Current trends have you competing against other alcohol brands and emerging alternatives like cannabis and functional beverages. Whether you’re a craft distillery launching your first whiskey or an established winery expanding distribution, exceptional branding and packaging design give your products shelf standout and build customer loyalty.
Anthem Branding offers comprehensive alcohol branding services. We help wine, craft beer, and spirits brands connect with customers through cohesive visual identity, authentic storytelling, premium packaging, and branded experiences.
Brand strategy and identity
We begin with brand audits, competitive analysis, and consumer insights to define your market positioning. Then we craft visual identity systems, including logos, color palettes, typography, and brand guidelines, to differentiate your products from competitors.
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Brand strategy includes:
- Brand audits and market research
- Brand positioning and messaging platforms
- Brand naming and tagline development
- Brand personality and voice definition
Visual identity includes:
- Logo design and refinements
- Visual identity systems (colors, typography, patterns)
- Brand guidelines and usage standards
- Brand asset libraries
Packaging and label design
Stand out on shelves with custom alcohol packaging design. We create wine label design, spirits label design, and beer packaging that balances regulatory compliance, shelf impact, and brand storytelling, from front labels, secondary packaging, and gift boxes.
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Packaging design includes:
- Label design
- Beer can and bottle design
- TTB-compliant label layouts
- Back label storytelling
- Secondary packaging and shipper boxes
- Gift box design for retail and DTC
- Foil, emboss, and specialty finishes
- Color psychology and shelf standout optimization
Rebranding and brand refresh
Rebranding breathes new life into established wine, beer, and spirits brands. Whether you’re modernizing an outdated look, expanding into new markets, or pivoting brand positioning, we manage every aspect of your rebrand.
Rebranding services include:
- Brand audits to assess current perception
- Rebranding strategy and positioning
- Logo redesign and evolution
- Packaging redesign and label refresh
- Transition planning and rollout
- Line extension design for new products
- Limited edition and seasonal releases
- Communication strategies for existing customers
Launch and go-to-market support
We don’t stop at design. Our team prepares production-ready files, coordinates with printers, and creates launch assets for tastings, events, and retail programs. We also help with e‑commerce development and digital marketing support.
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Launch support includes:
- Print-ready label files and production specs
- Printer and co-packer coordination
- Brand launch kits and presentation decks
- POS displays and signage design
- Photography and product styling
- Event merchandise and tasting room retail
- E‑commerce website design and development
- Digital marketing and social media management
Alcohol brands we serve
Our clients
Leading alcohol companies and brands choose Anthem Branding as their branding and merchandise partner.
Our alcohol branding process
Custom merchandise and brand experiences
Extend your brand beyond the bottle with highly customized branded merchandise. From glassware etching to custom embroidered apparel, our capabilities and merchandise programs bring your alcohol brand to life across every touchpoint.
Customization methods:
Embroidery thread-based decoration that stitches your logo directly into fabric. Works on cotton, polyester blends, fleece, and most woven materials.
Best for: Staff apparel, branded hats, custom jackets, tasting room uniforms.
Screen printing ink is pressed through mesh screens to create bold, opaque graphics on fabric and flat surfaces.
Best for: Event merchandise, brewery T‑shirts, wine festival giveaways.
Concentrated laser beam removes surface material to create permanent, precise marks on glass, metal, and wood.
Best for: Whiskey glasses, wine glasses, tumblers, stainless steel bar tools.
Sublimation printing heat-transfer process that infuses dye into polyester fabrics and polymer-coated items.
Best for: Custom bandanas, can coolers, festival accessories, all-over print apparel.
Decorative elements, woven, embroidered, leather, or PVC, sewn or adhered to apparel and bags.
Best for: Trucker hats, beanies, denim jackets, canvas bags.
We can design custom apparel from the ground up, giving you complete control over fabrics and style. We can also request limited runs from our brand partners for unique co-branded apparel.
Product categories
We offer a complete catalog of promotional products and apparel, including these popular categories:
Custom hats that keep your brewery, winery, or distillery top of mind wherever they’re worn.
Branded glassware that transform every pour into a branded experience.
Custom apparel like shirts, jackets, and hoodies turn customers and staff into walking brand ambassadors.
Custom Drinkware like tumblers, mugs, and water bottles that keep your brand visible beyond the tasting room.
Staff uniforms like professional embroidered polos, aprons, and outerwear create a cohesive brand presence across your tasting room and events.
Custom bags, tote bags, backpacks, and duffels that carry your logo home.
Compact, durable branded keychains keep your distillery or brewery in customers’ hands every day.
Limited-edition apparel and accessories for festivals, release parties, and special occasions.
Bandanas, can coolers, tasting glasses, and other portable items for outdoor events and consumer activations.
Programs & solutions
Build alcohol corporate gifting programs with branded bottles, custom glassware, and premium promotional products. We help you with client appreciation, VIP customers, holiday campaigns, distributor incentives, and any other gifting occasion.
Program includes:
- Curated gift set design
- Custom packaging and branded boxes
- Kitting and fulfillment coordination
- Direct-to-recipient shipping
- Gift messaging and personalization
- Volume pricing for bulk orders
Simplify merchandise logistics with custom swag stores and dropshipping services. Give tasting room managers, sales teams, and distributors self-service access to branded merchandise without inventory management.
Program includes:
- Custom-branded online store
- On-demand production and fulfillment
- Global dropshipping to any location
- No minimum order quantities
- Automated order management
- Real-time inventory and reporting
Explore examples of our work in the wine, beer and spirits industry.
Custom-branded merchandise and apparel
Alcohol branding FAQs
Why is branding important in the wine and spirits industry?
The alcohol market is intensely competitive. Thousands of new products launch annually. Effective alcohol branding differentiates your wine, beer, or spirits on crowded shelves, communicates quality and story instantly, and builds customer loyalty that drives repeat purchases.
How does Anthem support TTB label approval and alcohol labeling compliance?
Our design team creates TTB-compliant label designs that meet federal requirements for alcohol content statements, health warnings, origin information, and bottler disclosures. We understand mandatory label elements, proper placement rules, and COLA submission standards.
Can you help with rebranding an existing wine or spirits brand?
Yes. We start with brand audits to understand current perceptions, competitive positioning, and market opportunities. Then we develop a new brand strategy, visual identity, packaging design, and go-to-market plans that transition your alcohol brand while maintaining brand equity and customer loyalty.
Do you work with low and no alcohol brands or RTD cocktails?
Yes. We work with emerging alcohol categories, including non-alcoholic spirits, low-ABV wines, hard seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails. These categories require differentiated branding strategies that communicate sophistication, flavor, and lifestyle benefits without relying on alcohol content as a primary appeal. Our team brings expertise in packaging design and brand positioning for innovative beverage categories targeting health-conscious consumers and Gen Z drinkers.
Do you work with both local and national alcohol brands?
We partner with alcohol brands at all stages, from local craft distilleries and boutique wineries to regional breweries and nationally distributed spirits portfolios. Whether you’re launching your first product or managing a multi-SKU line, our services scale to your needs. We’ve worked with clients across the US and internationally.
