Muddy Arch Wine Label Design

Leonard Wine Company wanted to refresh their Muddy Arch wine brand. They loved the design, but wanted to know if they could make it pop more on the St. Louis supermarket and wine store shelves. The original design included the below design with a dark night sky, white embossed currents and a clear hierarchy. You …

Four Bridges Wine Logo & Wine Label design

Bauerhaus Design created the Four Bridges Wine Label design. Four Bridges is owned by Tim Bridges and the name was inspired by his four kids. The bridge is inspired by the Golden Gate Bridge. I hand painted this bridge with brush and ink to give it a simple unforgettable eye catching design. The perceived value …

Tarbell’s Cha Cha Mouche Wine Website + Wine Shipper Box Design

We worked with Tarbell’s Cha Cha Mouche this past year to create a website to promote their wine club, plus design wine shipper boxes. They do not sell individual wines or have a tasting room – they are only one wine club. We worked with them first on the Bauerhaus Brand Map, where we defined …

Mathany Family Vineyards Logo, Label, and Website Design

In 2022 we worked with Mathany Family Vineyards – Wine grown with love and trusted by nature. They are located in Missouri at The Lake of the Ozarks– or Dragon Lake as some call it. Mathany went through the Bauerhaus Brand Map process first, then we designed their logo and labels. We wrote their strategic …

Illinois Wine: Marketing Retainer

For several years, Bauerhaus has worked closely with the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance (IGGVA) on a variety of projects. The organization, also known as Illinois Wine, is a non-profit that works to develop viticulture and fruitful collaboration throughout the state. In 2021, our partnership expanded into a monthly retainer with the goal of …

Modales Wines

In 2020 Bauerhaus worked with Modales Wines to design and develop the Modales Wines brand, build out a beautiful website, and implement a comprehensive marketing strategy. In 2014, Jim and Carol Gonzalez purchased the vineyard, partnered with viticulturist Todd Robbins and winemaker Andrew Backlin, and set out to create serious wines in the footsteps of …

Bingham Family Vineyard: A Wine Brand and Family in Perfect Harmony

“When you have a product, you’d better really like the label,” says Betty Bingham of Bingham Family Vineyards, “because you’re going to see a whole lot of it for a very long time. Every time I look at a bottle of our wine, I’m thankful that we spent the time and money and worked with …

Leonard Wine Company: Creating an American Wine Brand with European Flair

When Tom Leonard and his son Chris established Leonard Wine Company in 2014, they agreed that nothing but the best would do. “Our wine was going to be high-end,” says Tom. “Not just our wine, but everything about our wine brand was going to be first class. We were going to find the best bottles …

KC Wineworks: Collaborating to Create a Family Wine Brand

Design choices made at the onset of any new business venture are crucial to defining a brand. When you have multiple decision makers, different generations, and family dynamics, making those choices can become a challenge. KC Wineworks is the first full-scale production winery to open in the vibrant Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City, Missouri……

TOGETHER ON WHEELS

SCCTD SUMMER RIDING PROGRAM - Together on Wheels In 2021 Bauerhaus worked with the St. Clair County District (SCCTD) to launch a Summer Riding Program for St. Clair County tots, tweens and teens. It was created to reward kids for riding, walking, skating or skipping the MetroBikeLink system during the summer months. We created the …

Zion Lutheran School

In 2020 Bauerhaus worked with Zion Lutheran School on a comprehensive rebrand and marketing strategy development.  Zion Lutheran School  provides Christian Lutheran Education in Belleville, Illinois for Preschool through 8th Grade. First, Zion hired an outside team to conduct focus groups, and create personas and a brand position. They then reached out to us to …

Dr. Ava Frick

In 2020 Bauerhaus worked with Dr. Ava Frick to design and develop a website based on her existing brand, Dr. Ava Frick's LifeExtend Method. Using veterinary medicine, chiropractic, physiotherapy, nutrition, exercise, and micro-current therapies with animals, Dr. Ava Frick is a unique leader in the veterinary field making it possible to achieve higher quality of …

Everything’s Coming Up Rosé

In 2018 Bauerhaus worked with the Illinois and Grape Growers Vintners Alliance (IGGVA) Board on several projects. Bauerhaus created a comprehensive marketing plan for the IGGVA, plus provided a promotional plan for a new program, called the Illinois Rosé project. Through a state-wide qualification process, wineries can submit their Rosé to become an official Illinois …

How a Custom Google Map led to an increase in traffic!

How can you help increase visits to wineries in your state? Create a custom Google map that is mobile friendly and can be used from any mobile phone or desktop. We worked with Illinois Wine (Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Alliance) to build a custom Google map to make it easier for people to find …

KC Wineworks Can Packaging Design

In 2018, KC Wineworks approached Bauerhaus about designing a canned wine to appeal to their Female Millennial and Generation X target market. The marketing director, Lindsay, and I started the conversation by talking about the importance of the can color. It needed to photograph well on Instagram, no matter the background. We also wanted the …

Fukutaro: Launching a food brand in the U.S.

Fukutaro entered the U.S. market in 2019 at the Saratoga Wine and Food Festival. To launch the brand Knowledge Corporation Index, a marketing company who assists Japanese clients in entering the U.S. market, partnered with Bauerhaus to create a website, Facebook page, Instagram account, and provided content marketing. Plus, we currently provide monthly social media …

Smoked Iguana BBQ packaging design

  View this post on Instagram   Another happy client! Smoked Iguana BBQ sauce hitting Missouri stores soon! Check out the cool printing technique = flames are alive 👍#willdesignforsauce #willdesignforwine #smokediguana #smokediguanaBBQ #missouri #bbq #labeldesigner #packaging #iguana A post shared by Rebecca Ritz (@willdesign4wine) on Aug 1, 2017 at 9:42am PDT Smoked Iguana is a …

Maruhon Sesame Oil: Creating a Japanese Brand for American Customers

How a Japanese Sesame Oil brand entered the U.S. market with market research, packaging design, promotions and strategic website design and development. One of the most significant steps a company can take is entering into a foreign market. If it’s going to be successful, it requires research and a clear strategy. It also requires a …

Many Happy Miles website design and development

Another Mother Runner already had a successful training plan for 5k's through Ultra's called Train Like A Mother, but their customers kept asking for a monthly ongoing plan. They created the Many Happy Miles yearly subscription with 12 months of workouts + challenges; a special welcome gift; exclusive workshops + podcasts with experts; steep discounts …

Website design for Train Like a Mother Club & Another Mother Runner Store

Train Like a Mother Club Running, like wine, is another passion of mine and I have been recommending the podcast, Another Mother Runner, to friends for years. While listening to their podcast on my long runs, I first heard they were going to start offering training plans for half marathons. I signed up and loved …

LOGOLOUNGE 10 WINNER

  I’m excited to share that one of the logo’s that I created was chosen for the LogoLounge 10 book! This logo was created for a multilingual veterinarian French client, Dr. Lorraine Tilbury, that uses horses as part of therapy. She has workshops where horses are combined with creativity to give a powerful jump start …

Did you know we create custom websites?

As a full service agency we not only do branding and design, but also create custom designed and developed websites. Sometimes clients hire me for….

When is the last time you updated your website?

Website technology is moving so fast, that many experts (this one included) suggest every 3-5 years. It is a big ticket item, but if you don’t update you risk getting penalized by….

Does your winery website show off your brand personality?

You have 3-5 seconds to grab your customer and tell your brand story online. What does your wine brand say about your company? Working with winery clients ……

Train Like a Mother Club: website design and development

Train Like a MOTHER Club is an amazing support system for moms who like to run. Whether you’re training for a 5k or a marathon, this new website offers flexible ……

Full Circle Design custom website design and development

Full Circle Design Works is located in St. Louis, Missouri and is a privately-owned general contracting and construction management firm specializing in ……

KC Wineworks: website design and development for Kansas City, Missouri winery

KC Wineworks is a Kansas City winery that is opening April 2016. When a winery isn’t open yet, but still needs to start building a customer base, it is essential to……

KC Wineworks: branding for Kansas City, Missouri winery

What happens when Baby Boomers and Millennials come together to create a wine brand? KC Wineworks just opened in the Crossroads Arts …..

Join me at the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association Conference and Trade Show

Join me February 18 – 20, 2016 at booth # 316 during the Annual Texas Wine and Grape Growers ….

Muddy Arch: Wine logo, Label & Package Design

Muddy Arch has officially launched! Bauerhaus Design a full service branding, packaging and web development agency ocated in the Midwest…

Re-Brand Case Study: Full Circle Design Works logo and collateral

While we often work with wineries, another one of our specialties is working with businesses in the construction industry – from general contractors to custom….

New WordPress website Design & Development: ReVitalize St. Louis

ReVitalize St. Louis came to Bauerhaus Design, Inc. for website design and development for their non-profit. Their mission is to: ……

Case Study: Creating a new website for Grafton Winery & Brewhaus

The Grafton Winery & Brewhaus came to Bauerhaus Design, Inc. for a full website and Ecommerce redesign. They are a full production family owned winery & brewery overlooking……

Rung Boutique: St. Louis resale store website & email redesign

Recently, Rung Boutique in St. Louis got a makeover! Along with that makeover, we also re-designed their website to have a fresh new look and be responsive, so it ……

Texas Winery Logo & wine label design: Bingham Family Vineyards

Earlier this year, we worked with Bingham Family Vineyards, an adventure of music, children, grapes, and organic crops on the High Plains of Texas….

New website design & wine label design for St. Louis County winery

Boenker Hill Vineyard and Winery is a new winery that will open in Bridgeton, St. Louis, Missouri later in 2015. We first met owners Matthew & Jolynn Boenker a few years ago ……

New website design for TopNest Designs: products for your winery tasting room

Designs, a wholesale custom gift specialist, provides promotional products to market your wine, beer and spirits. TopNest Designs works with you to identify the ……

The Brand development of Online Bridge

I’ve partnered with social media guru, Kristy Meyer on a few presentations in St. Louis and we always have a great time together….

Vote for your Favorite Wine Marketing Course Logo design!

Which wine logo is your favorite? Just click on the design you prefer, and submit your choice!…..

Winery website design for Meramec Vineyards

Does your winery website speak your brand? Does your winery website have an easy to understand layout? Does it have a call to action? Is it responsive? When the ……

Logo design of the new wine brand: Leonard

How do you create a lion that is fierce, yet contemplative and is the cornerstone of a future wine brand? Owners of the Leonard wine brand …..

Four radio show logo designs

I recently had the pleasure of working with EG Radio Marketing in creating 4 logo designs for 4 different radio shows….

Website design for Custom Floors & More, Inc.

I created this custom WordPress website design for Custom Floors & More, Inc., a family owned and operated company that just celebrated 20 years in custom ……

Winery website design: Azzaro Vineyards

Earlier this year Bruce from Digital Wine Marketing hired me to create the winery website design options for Azzaro Vineyards. I provided him with several designs, his ……

Case study: Creating the wine brand of Nelson Hill Winery

I’m excited to show off a large project I’ve been working on this year: Nelson Hill Winery’s logo design, wine label design and website design….

Yoga studio logo design for Sukha Yoga

Sukha Yoga recently moved into a new space in downtown Belleville, Illinois. With the new space owner Sarah Fraser wanted to get a custom logo designed….

Website design for Famliy Classics: a family recipe site

I created this custom WordPress website design for Family Classics by Ann Cuiellette, the Author of Classic Creole – A Celebration of Food & Family. I originally reached out to ……

Web design for custom home builder OTC Homes in Troy, Illlinois

Talented Carpenter (OTC Homes), a custom home builder based in Troy, Illinois, came to me to take their one page website to a website that better communicated their ……

Bauerhaus Design launches new responsive website design

My newly re-designed website is finally live! While my old site looked great on desktop screens, it seriously lacked in the mobile department. Now my website ……

Black Silo Winery logo design

Black Silo Winery came to us earlier this year to help create their wine brand. After growing grapes for four years, they are now taking the next step to opening a winery this summer….

Sprung: New WordPress website design

Earlier this year we designed and launched a website for Sprung, a St. Louis boutique that offers fashionable maternity and kids’ attire and accessories at ……

Venovix logo & business card design

We designed this logo for our favorite hosting company, Venovix. This is the first hosting company that I have ever worked ……

Wine logo design and wine wordpress website

One of our personal passions is supporting local wineries, breweries and stops along the way. We created this WordPress wine website to showcase the great wines ……

Wine logo design and wine wordpress website

One of our personal passions is supporting local wineries, breweries and stops along the way. We created this WordPress wine website to showcase the great wines ……

KIPS logo design

Owners Phil Gordon and Marilee Comfort came to me with a request for a logo re-design for their company Comfort Consults. While ……

New website for Thousand Oaks Winery

Thousand Oaks Winery in southeastern Missouri took our 7 week Sell More Wine course and realized they were behind the times with their website. The owners felt like they……

Concord Sand Volleyball website design

We worked with Concord Sand Volleyball on creating a new website to replace their website that was about 10 years old. The number one item of importance was……

Marketing, web design & Facebook

One of our favorite types of clients are artists, so we were happy to start working with jewelry designer Jamie Cassavoy this past year. First, we provided Cassavoy and ……

Thousand Oaks Wine & Rack Card

We continued our work with Thousand Oaks Winery, located in Marble Hill, MO and designed this Rack Card for to hand out at various trade booths. The goal was to ……

Moana e-commerce website

Moana Nui Designs, now located in New Zealand, contacted me after seeing the new e-commerce website we just designed for Uncommon Threads Jewelry. After I sent……

Impex Beverages brochure

Impex Beverages, an exporter and importer of fine whiskies and spirits, contacted Bauerhaus Design to create a 13 page brochure for a trade show they were attending ……

Brando logo and collateral

We love when our clients are able to put a long time dream into action! Randi Chervitz, who also owns Uncommon Threads Jewelry, opened up Brando ……

CN Video: biz card design

Often the best description of my services come directly from my clients. Below, the owner of CN Video, Sam Naes, describes the design process for ……

Brochure, direct mail & Poster design

I worked with King of Glory Lutheran school on several projects to help develop their brand. Before I started working with them they put together their own ……

New website design: Rung

I had the pleasure of working with Rung, a women’s resale clothing boutique, on their new website design. It was created in WordPress, a great user-friendly content management ……

Branding of Zion banners

Last week I presented the process of creating a logo for Zion Lutheran. This week, I am going to show you the banners I created for their 150th Anniversary ……

Zion Lutheran logo design

The past couple of months I had the pleasure of working with Zion Lutheran Church in Belleville, IL on several projects. The first and most major undertaking was ……

New website design: Vinyl Log Siding

For a recent web project I partnered with Froeschner Creative in building the web site design for a new Vinyl Log Siding company. The client wanted to promote their siding……

Thousand Oaks Winery: new wine label designs

This past month I had the pleasure of speaking about the importance of branding at Thousand Oaks Winery in Marble, Hill, MO, at their monthly wine club ……

Prison Performing Arts Invite Design

This past month I had the pleasure of working with Prison Performing Arts, a multi-discipline, literacy and performing arts program that serves incarcerated adults ……

Facebook fan & Twitter page design

Uncommon Threads Jewelry expanded this last month into social media – yeah! The owner, Randi Chervitz, now has a Twitter page, a Facebook fan page and a custom ……

Smoking Joe’s Packaging design

New spice rub packaging for Smoking Joe’s Bar-be-que. Click here to see the original Smoking Joe’s Bar-be-que logo design ……

Welcome!

Bauerhaus Design Inc., is owned by Rebecca Bauer Ritz. Visual Design with you in mind. I create logo design, graphic design, web design, and package design for: Wine & spirits Fashion Education Need help designing your dream brand? Contact me at [email protected] to set up a complimentary 30 minute consultation.

hollajane photography

Hollie, the owner, requested a fun, bright and swirly logo. Her target market includes families, babies, engaged couples and pets ……

Young Guns logo

The St. Louis Ad Club chapter asked for logo submissions to promote its under 35 members club, Young Guns. The icon not only ……

Mable’s Magic Spell book design

This book was a very fun project I worked on with author Terri McEachern and illustrator Katie Wool. I met with Terri and we went through the illustrations…..

Uncommon Threads Jewelry logo & website design

I designed this e-commerce web site for Uncommon Threads Jewelry. The site features gorgeous handmade jewelry by the lovely Randi Chervitz. Randi has been a……

SBTV.com Media Kit

This media kit was created for SBTV.com, the leader in small business television online. The client came to me with the need for a media kit, but wanted to keep th ……

Thousand Oaks Winery

Thousand Oaks Winery, located in Marble Hill, Missouri, commissioned Bauerhaus Design to create a logo and label. They requested an overall classic look. ……

Kid’s CARd Club logo

The Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, MO came to me with a project for a new kid’s club to encourage children to interact at car ……

Tri-County Volleyball Club logo design

I recently had the pleasure of working on a logo re-design for Tri-County volleyball club. The club coaches girls ages 13 – 18 in Highland, IL. I emailed the client……

Scavenger Hunt

Project for the education department at the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, MO. Target: Kid’s that are Scouts in kindergarten through 2nd grade ……

40th Anniversary Book

For my parent’s 40th Anniversary, we compiled all of the photos we used for their slide show into a book by Blurb.com. Blurb allows you to self-publish books and order as many or as few as you like…..

Bauer 40th Anniversary Logo

This monogram was created for my parent’s 40th Wedding Anniversary. It was used on the invitations, slide show and ……

Emerson Wedding monogram

This monogram was used on their wedding invitations and was projected onto the wall at their reception…….

Wolf wedding monogram

This monogram was created for Victoria and Shawn Wolf……

Ritz Wedding monogram

Monogram for my Old Hollywood themed wedding. I was inspired by an Art Deco mirror to create this……

Capital Campaign Booklet

This piece was created for the Museum of Transportation to raise funds for their Capital Campaign booklet. The Executive Director of the ……

SBTV.com e-newsletter design

SBTV.com needed a revamp of their existing e-newsletter so it was easier to read and include more content. The project brief stated that I needed to include the ……

SBTV.com Online Contest

I worked with SBTV to develop a special online promotion for entrepreneurs. I created both the design of the banner ad and the……

65th Anniversary logo design

The Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, MO asked me to design a logo to celebrate their 65th anniversary. It needed ……

Canine Country Logo design

Canine Country Kennel and Farm wanted a logo that would could illustrate all of their activities – tracking, hiking, agility, ……

Metro East Volleyball logo & website design

This logo was created for a new company who targets Adult Volleyball in the St. Louis area. They wanted a logo that would stand out from their competitors and be easy to reproduce on ……

Ritz wedding book design

This book I created for my own wedding photos. Besides printing copies for myself, I also gave my Mom and my Mother-in-law each a copy for Christmas ….

Museum Newsletter

This is the first newsletter The Museum of Transportation has done in many years and wanted to convey their past, present and ……

Restaurant Poster design

In-store signage for the restaurant chaings Steak and Ale and The Tavern. This project was created while I worked at……

St. Patrick’s Day T-shirt Design

The Tavern restaurants, located in the Dallas, Texas greater area promoted St. Patrick’s Day upcoming festivities by having servers ……

Wifi collateral

This project was done while working at Propaganda in St. Louis. The client was the Tavern restaurant chain, located in the Dallas ……

Retail in-store promotion

When I worked at Build-A-Bear Workshop in the Creative Department for a year and a half, I designed many different pieces. I did ……

Brown Kortkamp website design

Website design for Brown Kortkamp, a company that specializes in moving and storage needs. ……

Gateway Board logo & website design

This website I designed for the Gateway Board of Mission and Growth of the United Methodist Church. The majority of the work for this site was ……

Online Media Kit

I created this online media kit for SBTV.com. Initial requirements including a clean, easy to read design. Plus, it needed to ……

Gateway Wine & Spirits website design

Often I hire out the programming of web sites I design for my small business clients. After I meet with the client, I normally send ……

Villa Antonia Winery logo

Villa Antonia Winery approached me to update their current logo design. They loved their original type face, but it was hard to read on many backgrounds ……

Smoking Joe’s BBQ logo

Smoking Joe’s Bar-be-que is a restaurant in downtown St. Louis. The only requirement for the project was to include a smiling pig. I chose a font that was ……