Case Study

Ornellaia

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Public Relations & Earned Media

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Events & Experiences

Objective

Elevating Ornellaia’s Vendemmia d’Artista Partnership with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Results

As a result of our partnership, our team secured interviews and coverage about Ornellaia and Vendemmia d’Artista’s mission with top media from publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Haute Living — as well as facilitating an episode in PBS’ “All Arts” about the Guggenheim’s conservation efforts supported by the 2025 Ornellaia auction.

In 2018, a partnership was formed between the world-renowned Tuscan winery Ornellaia and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation at the intersection of fine wine, fine art, and philanthropy. Through the Vendemmia d'Artista program, Ornellaia auctions off one-of-a-kind large-format bottles of their wines, featuring custom artwork by iconic contemporary artists, and donates the proceeds to different art-related causes — including the Guggenheim's program for the visually impaired called Mind’s Eye and the restoration of works in the Guggenheim's collection that have never been exhibited before.

Our team worked with Ornellaia to conceptualize multi-layered integrated communications programs targeting luxury and wine media with strategic press outreach, one-of-a-kind sensorial experiences, and gala auctions highlighting the artists and artwork involved, as well as the fundraising mission of the partnership.

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