Wine Label Images

Photography by
David Brunn

Printed by
Working Theory Press

Below, detail of
tombstones at Clogh Oughter Castle

©David Brunn 2002

Above, signature and embossed text
on limited edition prints

David O'Reilly is Irish, and he clearly relishes the culture he comes from, incorporating the images and people of Ireland into his winery names and labels. When he decided to start a new winery, he named it after Owen Roe O'Neill, the great Irish patriot.

Last year, David was searching for images for his new winery's labels, and just happened to meet David Brunn, a photographer who, it turns out, is from the same area of Ireland as David O'Reilly, and who had taken photos of the the castles and ruins around their ancestral homes. Perfect images for David's new wines!

David Brunn has his photographs printed using a 19th century printing process called photogravure. Working Theory Press, owned and run by Russ and Patrice Dodd in Portland, OR, created the original prints and the wine labels.

Each label and print are individually handprinted on an etching press, using 100% cotton art paper and archival printing ink. Interestingly, their ink contains pigments that are made with charred vineyard prunings and the lees of wine!

The image on the Dubrul Cab and Merlot labels is of Clogh Oughter castle, in County Cavan where Owen Roe O'Neill died in 1649. The photograph shows the remains of this 12th century Anglo-Norman fortress, where the photographer David Brunn's family still lives today.

The image on the Red Table and Cab Franc labels is of the remains fo the 6th century Drumlane Abbey in COunty Cavan, where photographer Brunn's family still lives. THe abbey was one of several supported by the O'Reillys untill the British took it over.

The actual prints do not have the Avalon name and the copyright notice on them- they are printed onto wonderful cotton rag paper and the paper is embossed with the Owen Roe and Working Press names.

These are exquisite and unique prints, very limited and very collectable.

These images are copyrighted by the photographer, David Brunn, and all rights are reserved. It is NOT OK to copy these images or use them for anything at all. If you have any questions about reprint rights, please email us.

Owen Roe Labels
Two Wines per Image


Drumlane Abbey-
Cab Franc and Red Table Wine Labels


Clough Oughter Castle-
Dubrul Cab and Merlot Labels