Chateau Picard
To absent friends… To family.
These are the words that Jean-Luc Picard spoke in the end of “Star Trek: Nemesis” after Data had sacrificed himself to rescue the Captain from the exploding Romulan vessel Scimitar. And it was that occasion, that brought all of Datas shipmates, friends and – in a sense – family together to honor him and taste Chateau Picard, the wine that Picard’s Brother Robert used to press on Earth with passion until his death.
From a technical point of view, this is a relatively simple prop. You just print out the correct graphic and slap it on a nice bottle of actual wine and there you go. And that’s what a friend of mine did and gave it to me as a gift. Thanks Michael!
Here are some snapshots from the movie and the bonus features:
And here’s my replica:
For a special occasion: Chateau Picard, real wine…
…pressed in Labarre, France on Earth, not replicated.
This particular bottle is from 2267.
The picture of the vine is not entirely correct.
The top of the bottle is encased in red, just like the real one.
I got this one from a friend and fellow collector. Thanks Michael!
4 Responses to “Chateau Picard”
mathias on: October 22nd, 2011 at 14:35
Hi!
Is there by any chance the possibility for Michael to provide the original graphic so we can offer Chateau Picard wine all over the world?
Thanks!
trekprops.de on: October 22nd, 2011 at 15:38
I don’t know which version Michael actually used, but you can download a very accurate looking graphic on http://www.dailytrek.de. Here’s the direct download link: http://dailytrek.de/scripts/adlc/adlc.php?Cmd=DownloadFile&ID=935
mathias on: October 22nd, 2011 at 17:35
Thanks for your quick response and the link!
All the best!
GoldUsher on: January 1st, 2012 at 04:25
We took our bottle of Chateau Picard to our favorite restaurant tonight for New Year’s Eve 2012. Our waiter asked if it was ok when he opened it…told him it should be fine…check the vintage year on the bottle.
I had made my label from a scan of the Christie’s catalog for the grape logo and only had to match fonts to reset the label. I had originally given the bottle to my husband the year of the auction…certainly today was a good day to open and share it!
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